“...and the great advantage of being a literary woman, was that you could go everywhere and do everything.”
― The Portrait of a Lady
― The Portrait of a Lady
“I always want to know the things one shouldn't do."
"So as to do them?" asked her aunt.
"So as to choose," said Isabel”
― The Portrait of a Lady
"So as to do them?" asked her aunt.
"So as to choose," said Isabel”
― The Portrait of a Lady
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.”
― The Open Door
― The Open Door
“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.”
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“We accept the love we think we deserve.”
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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