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It wasn’t a good idea to speak without putting a deal of thought into it. Words could be snares. Less of them you laid out there, less likely they could trap you
“Time is a funny thing. I was always puzzled with the way a single day could stretch itself out to the point of eternity in your mind, all while years melted down into the fraction of a second.”
― Mama Day
― Mama Day
“To have her meals, and her daily walk, and her fill of novels, and to be left alone, was all that she asked of the gods.”
― The Eustace Diamonds
― The Eustace Diamonds
“Whenever I feel the need to exercise, I lie down until it goes away.”
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“An imperturbable demeanour comes from perfect patience. Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened, but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm.”
― An Inland Voyage
― An Inland Voyage
“It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it.”
― Mrs. Goose, Her Book
― Mrs. Goose, Her Book
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