Quotes From "No Fond Return Of Love" By Barbara Pym

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He certainly is very charming, but he makes me feel slightly ill at ease–almost as if I were a woman manquée, if there could be such a thing–you know, something lacking in me."" Oh, well, that's hardly his fault."" No, " Dulcie agreed. "Mine, of course. Barbara Pym
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It seemed so much safer and more comfortable to live in the lives of other people - to observe their joys and sorrows with detachment as if one were watching a film or a play. Barbara Pym