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Lavinia

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Lavinia’s Quotes

“We dream to give ourselves hope. To stop dreaming - well, that’s like saying you can never change your fate.”
― Amy Tan, The Hundred Secret Senses

tags: dream, fate, hope

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“We are all in flight from the real reality. That is the basic definition of Homo Sapiens.”
― John Fowles, The French Lieutenant’s Woman

tags: life

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“What's terrible is to pretend that second-rate is first-rate. To pretend that you don't need love when you do; or you like your work when you know quite well you're capable of better.”
― Doris Lessing, The Golden Notebook

tags: inspirational

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“Toţi suntem trişti, spunea el. Nu se vede întotdeauna, dar toţi oamenii sunt trişti.”
― Mircea Eliade, Noaptea de Sânziene

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“King John won't need any persuading that the French have a hand in this. From what I've heard, if a bean gives him a bellyache he swears it was a French one.”
― Karen Maitland, The Gallows Curse

tags: humor

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