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But time given to wishing for what can't be is not only spent, but wasted, and for all that we waste we shall be accountable.Penelope Fitzgerald
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A good book is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life, and as such it must surely be a necessary commodity.Penelope Fitzgerald
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What’s to become of us? We can’t go on like this.”“ Yes, we can go on like this, ” said Cesare. “We can go on exactly like this for the rest of our lives.Penelope Fitzgerald
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Opportunity, after all, is only another word for temptation.Penelope Fitzgerald
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Behind their dark glass, the mad own nothing.Penelope Fitzgerald
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On the whole, I think you should write biographies of those you admire and respect, and novels about human beings who you think are sadly mistaken.Penelope Fitzgerald