Annie Barrows Quotes
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“I’ve learned that history is the autobiography of the historian, that ignoring the past is the act of a fool, and that loyalty does not mean falling into line, but stepping out of it for the people you love.”
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I am a grown woman- mostly- and I can guzzle champagne with whomever I choose.
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You know how I love talking about books, and you know how I adore receiving compliments.
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“Whatever gave you the idea we were like everybody else?”
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We clung to books and to our friends; they reminded us that we had another part to us.
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“It’s very demoralizing to be regarded as a problem rather than an individual.”
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“All of us see a story according to our own lights. None of us is capable of objectivity.”
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It suddenly struck me that Dawsey is a lonesome person. I think it may be that he has always been lonely, but he didn't mind before, and now he minds.
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“I have since wondered, of course, how my life would have been different if I'd decided to stay home that morning. This is what's called the enigma of history, and it can drive you out of your mind if you let it.”
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If I could have anything I wanted, I would choose story without end, and it seems I have lots of company in that.
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Then he felt remorseful, which was so unlike him and endearing that I almost changed my mind and said yes. But then I imagined a lifetime of having to cry to get him to be kind, and I went back to no again.