"The electricity came on for the second time today wile we were eating. This may be a fool's paradise, but it's a paradise nonetheless."

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Source : Susan Beth Pfeffer (2008). “Life As We Knew It”, p.335, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Susan Beth Pfeffer

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“Your closest relationships are often the ones that have the most effect on you, but they are frequently the ones most difficult to change. These relationships are complex and have long histories. Lifetime habits of avoiding being really present with each other may exist in many of them. Family members, for instance, might want to support you, but will not necessarily know how to genuinely listen or be present with you in a way that is enlivening. . . . Even with the best intentions, it can be very difficult to get beyond the past and into the Now.”
“My mother didn't feel sorry for herself, she was left with no child support, no alimony at a very young age, with a child to raise, a high school education and she just figured it out. She didn't complain, she didn't rely upon government, she relied upon her own skill set, her own self confidence, her own drive in moxie and her own duty to me and her and she relied upon her family and her faith.”
“Respecting yourself is key - physically and mentally.”
“It's tricky to say 'never,' but I will never have plastic surgery.”
“My mother told me I was dancing before I was born. She could feel my toes tapping wildly inside her for months.”

Source : Ginger Rogers (1991). “Gineger My Story”
“I have a bunch of friends at the University of California at Berkeley, so that's always a fun drive. Last summer I took five road trips to Berkeley. It's so beautiful. I like to take the scenic routes and make stops along the way.”

Source : "New York tops the list for young actress". Interview with Jae-Ha Kim, www.chicagotribune.com. May 17, 2011.
“But if you call me Anne, please call me Anne with an 'e'.”
“My friends, as I have discovered myself, there are no disasters, only opportunities. And, indeed, opportunities for fresh disasters.”

Source : "Trust me, being sacked isn't all bad". Daily Telegraph (p. 26), December 2, 2004.

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