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“Beethoven tells you what it's like to be Beethoven and Mozart tells you what it's like to be human. Bach tells you what it's like to be the universe.”
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“Lying on the floor, with the carved panels of the ceiling flickering dimly above, I found myself thinking that I had always heretofore assumed that the tendency of eighteenth-century ladies to swoon was due to tight stays; now I rather thought it might be due to the idiocy of eighteenth-century men. ”
― Dragonfly in Amber
― Dragonfly in Amber
“To force a female to do things in male fashion is not equal opportunity, it is distorted idealism.”
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― I Can Read You Like A Book: How to Spot the Messages and Emotions People Are Really Sending With Their Body Language
“Forgiveness is not a single act, but a matter of constant practice.”
― Drums of Autumn
― Drums of Autumn
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