“The trouble with bookshops is that they are as bad as pubs. You start at one and then you drift to another, and before you know where you are you are on a gigantic book-binge. My brief case was full to bursting and I had bundles of books under both arms. I was bowed down by the weight of them.”
― Bodies in a Bookshop
― Bodies in a Bookshop
“Its not all the hands capable for the reins of life”
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“Distinguish between real needs and artificial wants and control the latter.”
― To Students
― To Students
“I believe all women know in their heart of hearts that they truly are divine and magical, even if they've temporarily forgotten.”
― If You Have to Cry, Go Outside: And Other Things Your Mother Never Told You
― If You Have to Cry, Go Outside: And Other Things Your Mother Never Told You
“I lead a life of severe self-control mitigated by moments of impulse.”
― The Book of Happy Endings: True Stories About Finding Love
― The Book of Happy Endings: True Stories About Finding Love
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