"Novel writing is a kind of private pleasure, even if nothing comes of it in worldly terms."

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Barbara Pym

#Writing Quotes #Kind Quotes #Pleasure Quotes

“"Hear! hear!" screamed the jay from a neighboring tree, where I had heard a tittering for some time, "winter has a concentrated and nutty kernel, if you know where to look for it."”
“It is said that love is blind. Friendship, on the other hand, is clairvoyant....”
“To win you have to score one more goal than your opponent”
“Your soul must hold fast to Him, you must follow after Him in your thoughts, you must tread His ways by faith, not in outward show.”
“History is an orphan. It can speak, but cannot hear. It can give, but cannot take. Its wounds and tragedies can be read and known, but cannot be avoided or cured.”
“Bolkenstein, a Minister, was speaking on the Dutch programme from London, and he said that they ought to make a collection of diaries and letters after the war. Of course, they all made a rush at my diary immediately. Just imagine how interesting it would be if I were to publish a romance of the "Secret Annexe." The title alone would be enough to make people think it was a detective story.”
“I attach the greatest importance to an amplification of the peace efforts in the Middle East. I would also like to see a greater dialogue between the U.S. and the EU.”
“To recognize great talent, we must encourage dreamers.”

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