The Wizard of Oz and Philosophy: Wicked Wisdom of the West (Popular Culture and Philosophy Book 37)
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We acquire virtue by living through situations that force us to become either virtuous or vicious, and learning the lessons they teach.
“Oh, I'm burning! I wish I were out of doors! I wish I were a girl again, half savage and hardy, and free... and laughing at injuries, not maddening under them! Why am I so changed?”
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“Illusions are to the soul what atmosphere is to the earth.”
― Orlando
― Orlando
“I know what "nothing" means, and keep on playing.”
― Play It As It Lays
― Play It As It Lays
“Grammar is a piano I play by ear.”
― Joan Didion: Essays & Conversations
― Joan Didion: Essays & Conversations
“I'm not going to act the lady among you, for fear I should starve .”
― Wuthering Heights
― Wuthering Heights
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