"there's something about Paris that gives you a mental slap all the time, and you can't just sit still and do nothing. You've got to work, to keep up with the pace, the sting in the atmosphere."

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Daphne du Maurier

#Paris Quotes #Giving Quotes #Atmosphere Quotes

“I, a late riser, fantasise about getting up every morning at 5 A.M. to fetch the horses in from the fields.”
“I am not what one calls a celebrity.”
“Average human nature is very coarse, and its ideals must necessarily be average. The world never loved perfect poise. What the world does love is commonly absence of poise, for it has to be amused.”
“It's a perfectly valid position to not like Shakespeare.”
“One cannot be prepared for something while secretly believing it will not happen.”
“The truest grace is not to forgive, but to have never found fault.”
“I do have high standards, but I don't expect anything from anyone that I don't expect from myself.”
“It's not that you aren't likable. On the contrary. You are. It's just that one wonders if you haven't made a career out of being so likable.”

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