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“How often do we tell our own life story? How often do we adjust, embellish, make sly cuts? And the longer life goes on, the fewer are those around to challenge our account, to remind us that our life is not our life, merely the story we have told about our life. Told to others, but—mainly—to ourselves.”
― The Sense of an Ending
― The Sense of an Ending
“Books say: She did this because. Life says: She did this. Books are where things are explained to you; life is where things aren't. I'm not surprised some people prefer books.”
― Flaubert's Parrot
― Flaubert's Parrot
“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
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“Whether you come back by page or by the big screen, Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home.”
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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
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