“Ruby: ...What's so good about being 20? I call them the materialist years. The years we get distracted by all the bullshit. Then we cop on when we hit our 30s and spend those years trying to make up for the 20s. But your 40s? Those years are for enjoying it.
Rosie: Hmmm good point. What are the 50s for?
Ruby: Fixing what you fucked up in your 40s.
Rosie: Great. Looking forward to it.”
― Love, Rosie
Rosie: Hmmm good point. What are the 50s for?
Ruby: Fixing what you fucked up in your 40s.
Rosie: Great. Looking forward to it.”
― Love, Rosie
“She wanted to be irresponsible, she wanted to be looked after, to be told that she didn't have to worry about a thing and that someone else would take care of everything. How easy life would be without having grown-up problems to worry about. And then she could grow up all over again...”
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“A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery.”
― Ulysses
― Ulysses
“The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.”
― The Sphere and Duties of Woman: A Course of Lectures
― The Sphere and Duties of Woman: A Course of Lectures
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