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“It is a sure sign of a mind not balanced as it ought to be, when it is insensible to the pleasures of the domestic hearth, and to the little joys and endearments of a family.”
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“[T]he House of Maidens was for little girls whose whole duty in life was to spill things, break things, and forget things . . . until they had spilled, broken, and forgotten everything they could, and thus made room in their lives for a little wisdom.”
Source : Marion Zimmer Bradley (2001). “The Mists of Avalon”, p.194, Ballantine Books
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“leisure is an attitude of mind, not simply remission of work.”
Source : Nan Fairbrother (1965). “The House”
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“The times may have changed, but the people are still the same. We're still looking for love, and that will always be our struggle as human beings.”
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“There is nothing as certain as silence, stillness, and solitude to introduce you to the secrets of yourself.”
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“The most intelligent thing you can possibly do with your life is to grow.”
Source : Steve Pavlina (2010). “Personal Development for Smart People”, p.159, ReadHowYouWant.com
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“I've been to Vulcan where I've been vulcanized, Carbon where you get carbonated and Standard where you get standardized. Ernie Isley's invited me to Castor … and I'm not looking forward to it.”
Source : "The best quotes from Ralph Klein’s colourful public life". www.theglobeandmail.com. March 29, 2013. 
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“The same authorities who insist upon beginnings, middles, and ends, declare that Great Literature (by which they mean the stories they have been taught to admire) is about love and death, while mere popular fiction like this is about sex and violence. One reader's sex, alas, is another's love; and one's violence, another's death.”
