"There are some things (like first love and oneâ€™s first reviews) at which a woman in her middle years does not care to look too closely."

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Source : Stella Gibbons (1977). “Cold comfort farm”, Penguin (Non-Classics)

Stella Gibbons

#First Love Quotes #Years Quotes #Looks Quotes

“...only the unscrupulous or shortsighted can defend pollution and degradation of the countryside.”
“Very few people, thank God, look like the pictures of them which are published in the papers and the weekly magazines ...”
“Passing a tough resolution or threatening Iran will not bring about the desired outcome.”
“Masonic labor is purely a labor of love. He who seeks to draw Masonic wages in gold and silver will be disappointed. The wages of a Mason are in the dealings with one another; sympathy begets sympathy, kindness begets kindness, helpfulness begets helpfulness, and these are the wages of a Mason.”
“I do think awful things may happen at any moment, so while they are not happening, you may as well be pleased.”
“Most of the world's great souls have been lonely. Loneliness seems to be one price the saint must pay for his saintliness... Always remember: you cannot carry a cross in company. Though a man were surrounded by a vast crowd, his cross is his alone and his carrying of it marks him as a man apart. Society has turned against him; otherwise he would have no cross. No one is a friend to the man with a cross.”
“The right of an individual to conduct intimate relationships in the intimacy of his or her own home seems to me to be the heart of the Constitutions protection of privacy.”
“Many think kids have lots of time and few responsibilities. And that's just not true. They are stressed and under pressure.”

Source : "Q&A: Gen Y's Youngest Demand Authenticity, Via Text". Interview with Sarah Mahoney, www.mediapost.com. March 16, 2012.

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