"A library is a place where you can lose your innocence without losing your virginity."

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Germaine Greer

#Book Quotes #Reading Quotes #Thought Provoking Quotes

“All I ask is the chance to prove that money can't make me happy.”

Source : "Genius declared: Wilde tops the wit list" by Aidan Jones, www.theguardian.com. October 15, 2007.
“My mom does not exist anymore, and I cannot see my mother in myself. To me, the word "mother" is the synonym for the words "parting" or "separation" or "farewell."”
“Whatever you do, don't do it halfway.”
“Let us learn upon earth those things which can call us to heaven.”
“The English language was carefully, carefully cobbled together by three blind dudes and a German dictionary”
“I'm awkward around girls.”
“Time is the element that controls the consciousness, the very being of the people.”
“Miles and years become suddenly invisible when you find yourself back where you started from, as if you've learned nothing and you are once again the person you once were.”

Source : Karen White (2007). “Learning to Breathe”, p.271, Penguin

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