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“All distances are the same to those who don’t meet”

“It’s his own fault if he’s kind. It’s not the kind who inherit the earth, it’s the poor, the humble, and the meek.’
‘What do you think happens to the kind, then?’
‘They get kicked in the teeth.”

“Laura was very lucky to be married to Richard, who would not have hurt her feelings deliberately for the whole world. ”

This being a thought in a man's mind is sadly ironic.

“You mislaid them deliberately?’
‘I don’t do anything deliberately.’
That seemed to be true. Some of her actions were defensive, others optimistic, more than half of them mistaken.”

“The other barges were so deeply encrusted with marine life that it was difficult to strike wood. Green weeds and barnacles were thick on them, and whales might have saluted them in passing.”

“Tilda cared nothing for the future, and had, as a result, a great capacity for happiness. At the moment she was perfectly happy.”