"I know it is a bad thing to break a promise, but I think now that it is a worse thing to let a promise break you."

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Source : Jennifer Donnelly (2015). “A Gathering Light”, p.221, Bloomsbury Publishing

Jennifer Donnelly

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“I looked for perfection, and I found something better.”
“Cary Grant was one of the most marvelous men I've ever met.”
“Somewhere along the journey of remembering who we really are, we may find ourselves in a very uncomfortable space, a void in which we realize that we haven't totally let go of our old beliefs, and on the other hand we have yet to fully plug into the new truths we have discovered. This awkward "place of mind" can bring on an internal crisis of uncertainty, instability, confusion, frustration, and a most unspeakable despair as the "dark night" sets in and makes its presence felt.”
“I have been very lucky to work in so many new ballets, but that is what a dancer's work is.”
“Prayer for worldly goods is worse than fruitless, but prayer for strength of soul is that passion of the soul which catches the gift it seeks.”
“I asked God "Why, why, why?" I turned my face away and wished that I were imagining it all. I had tasted the bitterest essence of war, the sight of helpless comrades being slaughtered, and it filled me with disgust.”

Source : Eugene B Sledge (2010). “With the Old Breed: The World War Two Pacific Classic”, p.61, Random House
“Being single is only sad if you have a problem with your own company. I'm content with mine.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I was a kid who went to film school and fell into acting.”

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