"The trouble is that people seem to expect happiness in life. I can't imagine why; but they do. They are unhappy before they marry, and they imagine to themselves that the reason of their unhappiness will be removed when they are married. When it isn't they blame the other person, which is clearly absurd. I believe that is what generally starts the trouble."

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Source : "Christmas Pudding and Pigeon Pie".

Nancy Mitford

#Believe Quotes #People Quotes #Unhappy Quotes

“Leaders should lead as far as they can and then vanish. Their ashes should not choke the fire they have lit.”
“Writing novels is an essentially amateur activity.”
“The gospel is fiction when judged by the empire, but the empire is fiction when judged by the gospel.”
“I wrote a cheesy love song - called "Tender Torture". I guess it's more of a song about being away from someone that you love. It's pretty strange. It's sincere, I guess. It's actually something that I really felt.”
“I think people are more savvy about cooking, food and dining. I notice they are looking for more value for their money - not in larger portions but more in terms of healthier, fresh, farm-to-table dishes with a nice presentation.”

Source : "Chef Cat Cora Dishes on Healthy Cooking". "Good Morning America" with Diane Henderiks, abcnews.go.com. April 23, 2012.
“I know there are women, like my best friends, who would have gotten out of there the minute their boyfriend gave them a gun to hide, but I didn't. I gotta admit the truth: It turned me on.”

Source : "Fictional character: Karen". "Goodfellas", www.imdb.com. 1990.
“Let's don't wait forever for our lives to start. Let's begin them ourselves. Let's be fearless for once and say, we can do this.”

Source : Cammie McGovern (2014). “Amy and Matthew: A Love Story”, p.140, Pan Macmillan
“If the world was perfect, it wouldn't be.”

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