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What was any art but a mould in which to imprison for a moment the shining elusive element which is life itself - life hurrying past us and running aw...more

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I like trees because they seem more resigned to the way they have to live than other things do.

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There was a basic harmony between Antonia and her mistress [Mrs. Harling]. They had strong, independent natures, both of them. They knew what they lik...more

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I was thinking, as I watched her, how little it mattered-- about her teeth, for instance. I know so many women who have kept all the things that she h...more

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There are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before.

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Isn’t it queer: there are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before; like ...more

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If words had cost money, Tom couldn't have used them more sparingly. The adjectives were purely descriptive, relating to form and colour, and were use...more