"People who mattered could not take the humdrum world. But this was not the world, it was enchantment; and all of it was mine."

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Source : Daphne du Maurier (1969). “My Cousin Rachel”

Daphne du Maurier

#People Quotes #Enchantment Quotes #World Quotes

“I think that what's so interesting about her is that she took to an extreme her embrace of peasant life even though she was a singing and dancing European intellectual.”
“Happiness does not depend on outward things, but on the way we see them.”
“Experience has two things to teach. The first is that we must correct a great deal and the second, that we must not correct too much.”
“When it seems you have nothing at all to live for, death is not especially frightening.”

Source : Chris Bohjalian (2012). “The Sandcastle Girls: A Novel”, p.101, Vintage
“When you go to bed at night, you get seven or eight hours of sleep. I've had enough sleep. I've rested, and it's as simple as that. I want to do it now. I didn't want to three years ago. I was waiting until it felt right. I wanted to get back to falling in love with my guitar again, and hanging out with my guitar like I would a friend.”

Source : "The sensation of writing is the same for me as taking a pee". Interview with Sarah Rowland, www.esquire.com. November 11, 2014.
“All I asked was, where do I sign? Some of the other navy men said I was rooting for the war to last forever. (after Browns gave him a monthly stipend during the war)”
“Everything passes, nothing remains. Understand this, loosen your grip and fine serenity...”
“I'm not interested in a persona.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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