“Also she had the power of silent sympathy. That sounds rather dull, I know, but it's not so dull as it sounds. It just means that a person is able to know that you are unhappy, and to love you extra on that account, without bothering you by telling you all the time how sorry she is for you.”
― The Railway Children
― The Railway Children
“Everyone thinks I'm showing off when I talk, ridiculous when I'm silent, insolent when I answer, cunning when I have a good idea, lazy when I'm tired, selfish when I eat one bite more than I should.”
― The Diary of a Young Girl
― The Diary of a Young Girl
“The good and the beautiful is not forgotten; it lives in legend and in song.”
― Classic Fairy Tales
― Classic Fairy Tales
“Never had she danced so beautifully; the sharp knives cut her feet, but she did not feel it, for the pain in her heart was far greater.”
― The Little Mermaid
― The Little Mermaid
“She laughed and danced with the thought of death in her heart.”
― The Little Mermaid
― The Little Mermaid
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