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Peter’s Quotes

“History is that certainty produced at the point where the imperfections of memory meet the inadequacies of documentation.”
― Julian Barnes, The Sense of an Ending

tags: history

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“We all write poems; it is simply that poets are the ones who write in words.”
― John Fowles, The French Lieutenant’s Woman

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“The past is something we can neither hold on to nor move entirely beyond.”
― Julian Barnes

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“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.”
― William W. Purkey

tags: dance, heaven, hurt, inspirational, life, love, sing

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“They looked down on her; and she looked up through them.”
― John Fowles, The French Lieutenant’s Woman

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The Old Curiosity Club — 297 members — last activity Sep 09, 2026 02:34AM
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Works of Thomas Hardy — 302 members — last activity 3 hours, 29 min ago
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