On the occasions when I am toasted or applauded, I always feel that someone else, someone quiet, is being beaten in the other room. If you pause to think about it, it’s true, someone is.
“The person who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The person who walks alone is likely to find himself in places no one has ever seen before.”
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“Mary wished to say something very sensible, but knew not how.”
― Pride and Prejudice
― Pride and Prejudice
“If words were leaves, would you prefer fall or spring?”
― This Book is Not for Sale
― This Book is Not for Sale
“Pride must be a summer thing, because it "comes before the fall.”
― This Book is Not for Sale
― This Book is Not for Sale
Alba’s 2025 Year in Books
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