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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.”
― The Golden Notebook
― The Golden Notebook
“There are no happy endings.
Endings are the saddest part,
So just give me a happy middle
And a very happy start.”
― Every Thing on It
Endings are the saddest part,
So just give me a happy middle
And a very happy start.”
― Every Thing on It
“Read, read, read. That's all I can say.”
― The Secret of the Old Clock
― The Secret of the Old Clock
“Make your mistakes, take your chances, look silly, but keep on going. Don’t freeze up.”
― You Can't Go Home Again
― You Can't Go Home Again
“O, to be sure, we laugh less and play less and wear uncomfortable disguises like adults, but beneath the costume is the child we always are, whose needs are simple, whose daily life is still best described by fairy tales.”
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