"From the very first, I knew that it would be so...I smiled to myself, and said, "That -- and none other."

-- Daphne du Maurier

#Would Be Quotes #Firsts Quotes #Said Quotes

“I know I've got a lock on the Dutch Hall of Fame.”
“Sadness puts my heart in a prison.”

Source : Source: www.pathfindermentoring.com
“I am rarely bored alone; I am often bored in groups and crowds.”

Source : Laurie A Helgoe (2013). “Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength”, p.37, Sourcebooks, Inc.
“I used to take musical instruments home from elementary school. There were some music teachers there - we all learned instruments. A lot of us got started in public schools. Charlie Parker and Bud Powell, for example. But now there are no more music teachers in public elementary schools. It's like (Senator) Moynihan said, 'benign neglect.' Just let it rot and fester.”
“I originally wanted to be a singer, but I was average. I made 18 records, but none were that great. I was in a dance band at Bournemouth Pavilion for three years, and I played guitar too.”
“Donâ€™t ask me why I obsessively look to rock â€™nâ€™ roll bands for some kind of model for a better society. I guess itâ€™s just that I glimpsed something beautiful in a flashbulb moment once, and perhaps mistaking it for prophecy have been seeking its fulfillment ever since.”
“No one writes a story like Lydia Davis. In the years since she began publishing her lyrical, extremely short fiction, she has quietly become one of the most impactful influences on American writers, even if they don't know it. That's largely because she makes economy seem so easy. You could read several of her stories into a friend's voicemail box before you were cut off (and you should). You could fit one of her stories in this column. Some you could write on your palm.”
“No, Mary had no illusions about romance. Falling in love was a pretty name for it, that was all.”

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