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1 " That’s it, isn’t it?” Mimi asked. “Someone to talk with. Someone who can talk about the things in our own concerns. "
― Madeleine L'Engle , A Severed Wasp
2 " After Justin’s death she had had it cut short, and felt that it was more becoming than the heavy masses of long hair he had loved, and which took forever to dry and dress. The short, well-styled hair toweled dry in a few minutes, and fell in becoming waves over her high forehead, her small delicate ears, showing the graceful curve of her neck. "
3 " You waste your energy going up and down instead of going forward.’ She continued to walk calmly beside Felix. "
4 " But, like all human beings, she still had unfulfilled longings. She could still be as lonely and frightened as a child, and with as little reason. "
5 " but I still held my breath waiting for Brünnhilde to rise up out of the pyre at the end. And then, instead of a beautiful maiden emerging from the flames, there rose up a great fat "
6 " cow. It finished opera for me for years. "
7 " One cannot live in perpetual fear. One has to be as prudent as possible, and get on with life. Don’t worry about me. "
