"Anticipation was the soul of enjoyment."

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Source : Elizabeth Gaskell (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Elizabeth Gaskell (Illustrated)”, p.3149, Delphi Classics

Elizabeth Gaskell

#Soul Quotes #Anticipation Quotes #Enjoyment Quotes

“For a man to attain to an eminent degree in learning costs him time, watching, hunger, nakedness, dizziness in the head, weakness in the stomach, and other inconveniences.”
“People are always talking about freedom. Â Freedom to live a certain way, without being kicked around. Â Course the more you live a certain way, the less it feel like freedom. Â Me, uhm, I can change during the course of a day. Â I wake and I'm one person, when I go to sleep I know for certain I'm somebody else. Â I don't know who I am most of the time.”
“Fashion is a vampiric thing, it's the hoover on your brain. That's why I wear the hats, to keep everyone away from me. They say, 'Oh, can I kiss you?' I say, 'No, thank you very much. That's why I've worn the hat. Goodbye.' I don't want to be kissed by all and sundry. I want to be kissed by the people I love.”
“If there's a Disney animated feature based in Hawaii, I knew I had to be part of it. I'm very proud to be from Hawaii. There was no question the role was mine.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I like fast cars. And I like champions.”
“Bewitched is half of everything.”
“I find that to be a fool as to worldly wisdom, and to commit my cause to God, not fearing to offend men, who take offence at the simplicity of truth, is the only way to remain unmoved at the sentiments of others.”

Source : Benjamin Franklin, John Woolman (2010). “The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, the Journal of John Woolman, Fruits of Solitude by William Penn”, p.207, Cosimo, Inc.
“Every month brings pleasure bright If the heart is only right.”

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