"It's a sign of your own worth sometimes if you are hated by the right people."

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Source : Miles Franklin (1984). “The End of My Career”

Miles Franklin

#People Quotes #Sometimes Quotes #Hated Quotes

“I had no night terrors. Maybe when your real life becomes the terror, there's just nothing left to dream about”

Source : Edward Bloor (2007). “Taken”, p.170, Knopf Books for Young Readers
“The Founding Fathers were nothing more than a bunch of snobby English shits.”
“To be a very, very minor, eighth-tier celebrity, you realize, 'Hey, celebrities are just like us.'”
“The strong demand, contend, prevail; the beggar is a fool.”
“Make a list of your current wants and desires. Next to each, put down what benefit or payoff there would be when you achieve it. Look at this list often throughout the day and before retiring at night.”
“The only people I have ever seen paint successfully, consistently, with great authority, unselfconsciously and without fear of failing were about four years old.”
“I learned English, my sixth language at this point, quite quickly.”
“I've got the long hair and kind of androgynous look. It's love-hate; it's sexy, but not sexy. So it's either you get it or you don't.”

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