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“THE CURE FOR EXHAUSTION
Sometimes, exhausted
with toil and endeavour,
I wish I could sleep
for ever and ever;
but then this reflection
my longing allays:
I shall be doing it
one of these days.”
―
Sometimes, exhausted
with toil and endeavour,
I wish I could sleep
for ever and ever;
but then this reflection
my longing allays:
I shall be doing it
one of these days.”
―
“To help safeguard her, I remained a vigilant bather and hand-washer. I also made sure we didn't share cups or utensils and I took strict care not to poo in her mouth, even at night.”
― Mother. Wife. Sister. Human. Warrior. Falcon. Yardstick. Turban. Cabbage.
― Mother. Wife. Sister. Human. Warrior. Falcon. Yardstick. Turban. Cabbage.
“Sometimes, it seemed, the business of a Witch or a Godmother was not so much using magic as knowing when not to use it.”
― The Fairy Godmother
― The Fairy Godmother
“Because they know that people will be kinder to a child who smiles.”
― Hector and the Search for Happiness
― Hector and the Search for Happiness
“We needed resentment, he said, as it was resentment which identified and underlined the wrong. Without these reactive attitudes, we ran the risk of diminishing our sense of right and wrong, because we could end up thinking it just doesn't matter.”
― The Sunday Philosophy Club
― The Sunday Philosophy Club
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