"To show too much joy in a place such as this would be unseemly but, as he padded toward her, his tail was extended in a manner which would make wagging possible should all go as expected."

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Source : Eva Ibbotson (2008). “The Secret Countess”, p.126, Pan Macmillan

Eva Ibbotson

#Dog Quotes #Joy Quotes #Would Be Quotes

“It is understandable that the perspectives of men and women on safety are so different--men and women live in different worlds...at core, men are afraid women will laugh at them, while at core, women are afraid men will kill them.”
“If you let go completely you will have complete peace.”
“When I say the word You, I mean a hundred universes.”
“History shows that no enemy remains hostile forever, nor do friends remain friendly forever. For that reason, we intend to have normal relations with all.”
“We only dream of images we already have inside of us.”
“Basically, Iâ€™m not interested in doing research and I never have been . . . Iâ€™m interested in understanding, which is quite a different thing. And often to understand something you have to work it out yourself because no one else has done it.”
“It was strange how words meant something when they came out of your mouth. Inside your head they were safe and silent, but once they were outside, people grabbed hold of them.”

Source : Jenny Downham (2010). “You Against Me”, p.13, Random House
“The fact is, I can have any experience of life I want. I don't have to choose any one thing or act in any one way to define myself as a woman now. I am one.”

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