"Life is cruel and we do terrible things to each other."

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Barbara Pym

#Life Is Quotes #Terrible Quotes

“A Constitution is not the act of a Government, but of a people constituting a government, and a government without a constitution is a power without right.”
“It's important to know that, unlike lawyers, land surveyors put the public interest first. That means we're not biased by our client - this means that the property line will be drawn in the most equitable position, regardless of which neighbor is paying the bill.”
“I'm a great cleaner. I'm actually kind of addicted to cleaning. I could clean anything.”
“If love was easy, there would be almost no music.”
“Coffee is a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to your older self.”
“The handsome gifts that fate and nature lend us Most often are the very ones that end us.”
“The day I think about throwing the ball away at the beginning of a play, I should stop playing.”
“No one who is angry or shallow can repeat what they've said. The moment you ask a person to repeat, you have won the battle. You have put them on guard. So don't reply angrily and don't take any offense, just say politely, "Yes, I understand, but could you please repeat it?" With that, you have won.”

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