“In the library I felt better, words you could trust and look at till you understood them, they couldn't change half way through a sentence like people, so it was easier to spot a lie.”
― Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
― Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
“It’s as simple as this: if you find something difficult and you do it anyway (whether it turns out the way you want or not), this is a success.”
― We're All Mad Here: The No-Nonsense Guide to Living with Social Anxiety
― We're All Mad Here: The No-Nonsense Guide to Living with Social Anxiety
“Of course, people will laugh at you, but people laugh at a great many things so there is no need to take it personally.”
― Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
― Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
“Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind.
"Pooh!" he whispered.
"Yes, Piglet?"
"Nothing," said Piglet, taking Pooh's paw. "I just wanted to be sure of you.”
― The House at Pooh Corner
"Pooh!" he whispered.
"Yes, Piglet?"
"Nothing," said Piglet, taking Pooh's paw. "I just wanted to be sure of you.”
― The House at Pooh Corner
“The waste of intelligence. A community that finds it natural to suffocate with the care of home and children so many women’s intellectual energies is its own enemy and doesn’t realize it.”
― The Neapolitan Novels
― The Neapolitan Novels
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