"Reticences are as revealing as avowals."

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Elizabeth Bibesco

#Silence Quotes #Revealing Quotes #Reticence Quotes

“I'm just a butterfly, a mourning cloak, sealed inside a cocoon with blnd eyes and stiky wings. And suddenly I wonder if the cocoons sometimes do not open, if the butterfly inside is ever simply not strong enough to break through.”
“Quell rebellion before it spreads.”
“But you know you haven't done it all because you know everything keeps evolving and changing; and you know you can evolve with it if you grow and develop as a human being.”
“Taking responsible steps to reduce poverty is not merely a moral imperative but an economic one.”
“Friendships that have stood the test of time and change are surely best.”
“My philosophy of life is that I am deeply, deeply serious about my work and for the rest I like to have a few laughs.”
“I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.”
“England is nothing but the last ward of the European madhouse, and quite possibly it will prove to be the ward for particularly violent cases.”

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