"I am rather impatient to know the..." - Quote by Jane Austen
I am rather impatient to know the fate of my best gown.
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“Grain by grain, a loaf. Stone upon stone, a palace.”
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“Wealth, taste and leisure can bring many things but they do not bring happiness.”
“I just saw an ad the other day that I couldn't believe. There was this woman-and I think it's degrading to womankind-she was going out of her mind over a new product called "A Thousand Flushes." Here she was in her toilet, saying, "Oh, I love this product!" and, "My life is complete!" Good God-if your joy depends on "A Thousand Flushes," you're sick!”
“Many people don't realise until they are on their deathbed and everything external falls away that no thing ever had anything to do with who they are.”