"Don't laugh at youth for his affectations; he is only trying on one face after another to find his own."

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Source : Logan Pearsall Smith (1931). “Afterthoughts”

Logan Pearsall Smith

#Inspirational Quotes #Laughing Quotes #Trying Quotes

“When I left school I went on trip around the world - I only got as far as Australia, but like a bloody fool I cut it short because of a girl. It's probably one of my big regrets in life.”
“Frank Farrelly. . .must be thought of with respect (perhaps even delight?) by his clients who have so far played the game of therapy with their therapists, but, I am afraid, also a shocking example for those therapists who, in Laing's words, 'are playing at not playing a game'.”
“Funny how the last thing we want the world to see is almost the first thing to show.”

Source : Courtney Summers (2013). “What Goes Around: Two Books In One: Cracked Up to Be & Some Girls Are”, p.174, Macmillan
“There are certain things in life that you never forget. Things that dig deep, things that nest in the hadal zone.”
“Curiosity and the urge to solve problems are the emotional hallmarks of our species ...”
“When we turn the mind inwards, God manifests as the inner consciousness.”
“We can have in life but one great experience at best, and the secret of life is to reproduce that experience as often as possible.”
“You don't believe it because you don't understand," he said hoarsely. "Prosper was different. He wasn't like other people. He might have hated me, but he loved me too. In his own way. He couldn't help it; not after raising me for all those years." When no one responded â€“ when he saw nothing but expressions of disbelief on the faces around him â€“ Cadel wailed, "He did! He did! I know he did! He only wanted to wreck my life because he wasn't a part of it!" And as sympathetic hands reached out towards him from every corner of the car, Cadel began to cry like someone whose heart was breaking.”

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