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"For as much as I looked forward to this, I'm really struggling to get into it. Going to return it to the library for now so others on hold can read it and try again another time" — Sep 03, 2023 05:31AM
"For as much as I looked forward to this, I'm really struggling to get into it. Going to return it to the library for now so others on hold can read it and try again another time" — Sep 03, 2023 05:31AM
“Genius is nothing more nor less than childhood recaptured at will.”
― The Painter of Modern Life and Other Essays
― The Painter of Modern Life and Other Essays
“I found myself remembering the day in kindergarten when the teachers showed us Dumbo, and I realized for the first time that all the kids in the class, even the bullies, rooted for Dumbo, against Dumbo's tormentors. Invariably they laughed and cheered, both when Dumbo succeeded and when bad things happened to his enemies. But they're you, I thought to myself. How did they not know? They didn't know. It was astounding, an astounding truth. Everyone thought they were Dumbo.”
― The Idiot
― The Idiot
“I've never been on a date before," Isabella said to Mary as she got ready that night.
"You've been on plenty of dates," Mary said.
"No," Isabella said. "I've been out to eat with boys who were my boyfriend, but that's not dating. That's just parelle eating.”
― Girls in White Dresses
"You've been on plenty of dates," Mary said.
"No," Isabella said. "I've been out to eat with boys who were my boyfriend, but that's not dating. That's just parelle eating.”
― Girls in White Dresses
“The windows of my soul I throw
Wide open to the sun.”
― John Greenleaf Whittier's Poetry: An Appraisal and a Selection
Wide open to the sun.”
― John Greenleaf Whittier's Poetry: An Appraisal and a Selection
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