"At times, my nostalgia for our family life as it used to be--for our own imperfect, cherished, irretrievable past--is nearly overwhelming."

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Source : Katrina Kenison (2013). “Magical Journey: An Apprenticeship in Contentment”, p.10, Hachette UK

Katrina Kenison

#Past Quotes #Nostalgia Quotes #Imperfect Quotes

“War does not answer war, war does not finish war. The only ending is peace.”
“I always wanted to be some kind of writer or newspaper reporter. But after college... I did other things.”
“As I write, invariably I encounter more questions and answer those as I go.”

Source : Source: www.sfsignal.com
“It wasn't like I felt I was on a wave. It was just so easy. It is only afterwards that I thought I really had a bit of good luck going on there with Yazoo.”
“"Sometimes" is sometimes "not never".”
“I think critics are very useful. But I think that they, in a way, betray their position when they stop people looking for themselves.”
“The politics of our society are a conversation in which past, present and future each has a voice; and though one or other of them may on occasion properly prevail none permanently dominates, and on this account we are free.”

Source : 1962 Rationalism in Politics.
“The greatest joy a petty soul can taste is to dupe a great soul and catch it in a snare.”

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