"The woman was sane; she accepted the heavy penalties of reality and enjoyed its gifts also."

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Source : Joanne Greenberg (2009). “I Never Promised You a Rose Garden: A Novel”, p.27, Macmillan

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“The King's son, who was told that a great princess, whom nobody knew, was come, ran out to receive her. He gave her his hand as she alighted from the coach, and led her into the hall where the company were assembled.”

Source : Charles Perrault (1942). “The Tales of Mother Goose as First Collected by Charles Perrault in 1696”, p.8, Library of Alexandria
“If you have a dream: Number one, make a plan. And then execute that plan. And there will be failures along that line. Don't let that discourage you. Because failure is part of the process ... make the necessary adjustments and you can be successful at whatever you do.”

Source : Source: thecelebritycafe.com
“Whenever serious and competent people need to get things done in the real world, all considerations of tradition and protocol fly out the window.”
“If you strive to become a good human being with the qualities of generosity, humility and having reverence for life...just maybe you'll become a great musician.”
“You canâ€™t change someoneâ€™s behaviour, all you can do is remind them, and hope that Allah will change their heart.”
“I haven't done as many films as I would have liked.”

Source : "'Leaving Downton Abbey is liberating but also sad': Heart-throb Dan Stevens on his plans after Christmas Day exit" by Mark Jefferies, www.mirror.co.uk. December 27, 2012.
“When I joined the band I was coming largely from an improvising background, and the idea of a fluid rhythm that was really coherent attracted me.”

Source : "Deerhoof". Interview with Joshua Klein, pitchfork.com. January 29, 2007.
“In front, the sun climbs slow, how slowly, but westward, look, the land is bright.”

Source : "Say Not the Struggle Nought Availeth" l. 15 (1855)

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