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At Home in Mitford (Mitford Years, #1)

by Jan Karon

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Joan’s Quotes

“Experience: the vehicle of history. Teenagers: the driving force behind fatal accidents.”
― Bauvard, Some Inspiration for the Overenthusiastic

tags: cars, experience, history, teenagers

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“Change your opinions, keep to your principles; change your leaves, keep intact your roots.”
― Victor Hugo, Intellectual Autobiography: Ideas on Literature, Philosophy and Religion

tags: change, ideas, inspirational, opinions, priniples, steadfastness

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“Real love amounts to withholding the truth, even when you're offered the perfect opportunity to hurt someone's feelings”
― David Sedaris, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim

tags: discretion, tact

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“Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.”
― Benjamin Franklin

tags: remaining-silent, speaking, tact

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“I hate the way, once you start to know someone, care about them, their behavior can distress you, even when it's unreasonable and not your fault, even if you were really trying to be careful, tactful.”
― Tanith Lee, Wolf Star

tags: care, friends, relationships, tact

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