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Patty Smith

http://www.pinkpurlandprose.com

https://www.goodreads.com/pinkpurlandprose

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Patty’s Quotes

“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.”
― Charles W. Eliot

tags: books, friends, reading, teachers

13933 likes

“Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.”
― Benjamin Spock

tags: parenting, philosophy, self-assurance

5387 likes

“A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading.”
― William Styron, Conversations with William Styron

13151 likes

“Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood.”
― George Orwell, 1984

tags: truth

16410 likes

“We accept the love we think we deserve.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

tags: inspirational, love

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