men only wanted one thing, and once they’d got it, they quickly lost interest.
“What you believe you deserve is what you get in life. Change your beliefs and your life transforms.”
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“We are loved way more by some of the people who have not contacted us in the last twelve or so months than we are loved by some of those who contact us every twelve or so days … or hours.”
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“We shall forever be battling our scars, healing ourselves from the deep scars of childhood, to the awkward scars of adolescence, the hard scars of adulthood and scars of frail old age. In the answering spark in another's eyes, the cosy laughter of friends, and the circle of family, we rush to heal, heal our scars. In the eyes of a complete stranger, we finally find our balm until they are a stranger no more, and then we scar again, only to bleed again.”
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“A total stranger, and one not of one's sex, is often the least prejudiced judge.”
― The French Lieutenant’s Woman
― The French Lieutenant’s Woman
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