"When things mean a very great deal to you, exciting anticipation just isn't safe."

-- Dodie Smith

#Mean Quotes #Safe Quotes #Anticipation Quotes

“Circumstances cause us to act the way we do. We should always bear this in mind before judging the actions of others. I realized this from the start during World War II.”
“If you enter this world knowing you are loved and you leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with.”
“Men are creatures with eight hands.”
“Every contrivance of man, every tool, every instrument, every utensil, every article designed for use, of each and every kind, evolved from a very simple beginnings.”
“We read to find ourselves, more fully and more strangely than otherwise we could hope to find.”

Source : Harold Bloom (2001). “How to Read and Why”, p.79, Simon and Schuster
“They that are fated to be fools, have one consolation, that they are fated also to be ignorant of it.”
“I'm no idealist to believe firmly in the integrity of our courts and in the jury system - that is no ideal to me, it is a living, working reality.”
“I'm sorry? No more smooches is worse than the world ending?”

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