Dianne Pymble-Ward

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V.S. Naipaul
“The only lies for which we are truly punished are those we tell ourselves.”
V. S. Naipaul, In a Free State

Mark Twain
“I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn’t know.”
Mark Twain

John McGahern
“..the best of life is life lived quietly, where nothing happens but our calm journey through the day, where change is imperceptible and the precious life is everything.”
John McGahern, All Will Be Well: A Memoir

Patrick O'Brian
“Why there you are, Stephen,' cried Jack. 'You are come home, I find.'

That is true,' said Stephen with an affectionate look: he prized statements of this kind in Jack.”
Patrick O'Brian, H.M.S. Surprise

Brian Moore
“Love - why, I'll tell you what love is: it's you at 75 and her at 71, each of you listening for the other's step in the next room, each afraid that a sudden silence, a sudden cry, could mean a lifetime's talk is over.”
Brian Moore, The Luck of Ginger Coffey

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Carole ...
392 books | 18 friends

Alison ...
2 books | 157 friends

Lynne C...
76 books | 53 friends

Leilani...
0 books | 18 friends

Amelia ...
4 books | 18 friends

Bruce M...
239 books | 15 friends

Helen E...
151 books | 31 friends

Coby PW
232 books | 52 friends

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