You do get to a certain point in life where you have to realistically, I think, understand that the days are getting shorter, and you can't put things off thinking you'll get to them someday. If you really want to do them, you better do them. There are simply too many people getting sick, and sooner or later you will. So I'm very much a believer in knowing what it is that you love doing so you can do a great deal of it.

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You can settle for reality, or you can go off, like a fool, and dream another dream.

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When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.

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Reading is escape, and the opposite of escape.

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I have always thought it was a terrible shame that the women's movement didn't realise how much easier it was to reach people by making them laugh than by shaking a fist and saying, 'Don't you see how oppressed you are.

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Marriages come and go, but divorce is forever.

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Never marry a man you wouldn't want to be divorced from.

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Take notes. Everything is copy.

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Your education is a dress rehearsal for a life that is yours to lead.

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Reading makes me feel I've accomplished something, learned something, become a better person. ... Reading is bliss.

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