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21 " Changing, being real and becoming who you want to be, is hard work. Right "
― Katherine Reay , Dear Mr. Knightley
22 " Darcy’s got the tempestuous masculinity and brooding looks, but Knightley is a kinder, softer man with no pretense or dissimilation. "
23 " vulnerability and hurt. A lot of things happen below the surface, don’t you think? A jab, a deflection, a hit, then pain—all hidden beneath exquisite manners and an aura of sophistication. "
24 " Have you ever confused your senses? Something taste like another thing smells? "
25 " My dear, what in your life has ever come close to fair? That’s not how this life works. "
26 " Your options are endless if you fight. "
27 " But I made it. And for some reason, I’m not worried about my job prospects. I truly believe I will be okay. "
28 " The window dressing may change, but as Austen shows us: human nature remains the same. "
29 " Do you know what that's like? A gun held to your head? Your life doesn't flash before your eyes; it stops. Mine stopped, and there was nothing, nothing in me. I didn't exist. "
30 " Yes, Marianne. She lost her sense of right and wrong. She thought that because loving Willoughby felt good, it had to be right "
31 " Writing helps me process things, but these emotions are too much, too foreign. And "
32 " It helped us both—shared failure is always a comfort. "
33 " more education and better job prospects, it also meant living at Grace House another two years. At the time I couldn’t face "
34 " There were about three other homes after that, but I was barely present. Ihad learned to hide well. I don’t mean to sound breezy about all this, but Iactually don’t recall much outside the deep aloneness I felt when I was apartfrom my books. "
35 " Altijd voorbereid op vrees, maar hopend op verafgoding... "
36 " En Mr.Knightley, vergeet mijn theorie over Icarus maar. Als je niet hoog vliegt, met het risico dat je neerstort en verbrandt, leef je dan eigenlijk wel? Kun je dan wel liefhebben? Ik betwijfel het. Ik ben klaar om te vliegen. "
37 " I loved it at first sight. It has hardwood floors, a bedroom and bathroom and a tiny kitchen that opens onto the living room. Huge windows let in the dappled sunlight and made a dance of light and shadows across the floors. It's perfect and it's mine. And it's yellow. The way pale yellow should look, like sunshine and butter, mixed with hope and cream. "
38 " my best friends. He got a kick out of being in my book. "
39 " Changing, being real and becoming who you want to be, is hard work. "
40 " Sometimes the action begets belief, and you need that now. In the end, it’s all that matters. Alex has it and he’ll be fine. "