"Ye'll never best your fears until ye face them"

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Source : Susanna Kearsley (2011). “Sophia's Secret”, p.133, Allison & Busby

Susanna Kearsley

“I just never want to completely grow up.”
“Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.”
“Writing is a deeply immersive experience.Â When the words are flying, the house could be burgled and I wouldnâ€™t notice.Â I have a low boredom threshold and I like intensity â€“ writing is a way of escaping the quotidian.”
“When asked, "How do you write?" I invariably answer, "One word at a time," and the answer is invariably dismissed. But that is all it is. It sounds too simple to be true, but consider the Great Wall of China, if you will: one stone at a time, man. That's all. One stone at a time. But I've read you can see that ***** from space without a telescope.”
“People tend to slip up and go along the old road before they realise what they've done and climb out of it again.”

Source : Source: bigthink.com
“Whyte's work remains a living and usable handbook for improving our cities, our countryside, and our lives.”
“It comes with faith, for with complete faith there is no fear of what faces you in life or death.”

Source : Jacqueline Cochran, Maryann Bucknum Brinley, Maryann Busknum (1988). “Jackie Cochran: An Autobiography”, Bantam
“There are and always will be thousands of princes, but there is only one Beethoven!”

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