"He realized that if he didn't leave, it would never be his life. It would be theirs."

-- Stephen Chbosky

#Would Be Quotes

“For an inheritance to be really great, the hand of the defunct must not be seen.”
“Marriage is give and take. You'd better give it to her or she'll take it anyway.”

Source : Joey Adams (1957). “Cindy and I: The Real Life Adventures of Mr. and Mrs. Joey Adams”
“Chess is a cure for headaches.”
“I am there for the best interests of the fighters, I want them to win. If they donâ€™t accept that, bye bye.”
“Christmas is a glorious time of the year, simple in origin, deep in meaning, beautiful in tradition and custom, rich in memories, and charitable in spirit.”
“Is he well educated?" "Yes, I think so, as far as he's gone," I answered. "Of course he will go on being educated every day of his life, same as father. He says it is all rot about 'finishing' your education. You never do. You learn more important things each day...”

Source : Gene Stratton-Porter (2016). “Gene Stratton-Porter Collection: A Girl of the Limberlost, Freckles, Laddie, The Harvester, A Daughter of the Land, At the Foot of the Rainbow, Her Fatther's Daughter, Michale O'Halloran”, p.584, Xist Publishing
“Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excel pride and ignorance in costly attire.”
“Writing is making sense of life. You work your whole life and perhaps you've made sense of one small area.”

Source : Nadine Gordimer, Nancy Topping Bazin, Marilyn Dallman Seymour (1990). “Conversations with Nadine Gordimer”, p.139, Univ. Press of Mississippi

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