"She knew that when she got old it……" — Ann Brashares
"She knew that when she got old it would be more fun to look back on a life of romance and adventure than a life of quiet habits. But looking back was easy. It was the doing that was painful. There were plenty of things she would like to look back on but wasn't willing to risk ..."
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287 Quotes by Ann Brashares
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Maybe happiness was just a matter of the little upticks- the traffic signal that said "Walk" the second you go…
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There are going to be moments of deep, deep doubts, and you have to have faith that your initial idea…
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Grief was like a newborn, and the first three months were hard as hell, but by six months you'd recognized…
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I dont really write with the idea of trying to teach any lessons. I want to tell a story as…
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When there is nothing, there is the possibility of everything.
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You carry your past with you even if you don't remember any of it.
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Besides being asked why I write about young characters, I am often asked how I write about young characters. How…
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Love yourself and your friends unconditionally .
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I think pants have unique qualities, especially in a woman’s life. Whatever bodily insecurities we have, we seem to take…
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Age is not so much a feature of your character, as the spot where you stand for a pretty fleeting…
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A lot of friendship is about practice, that’s something I’ve learned as I’ve gotten older. It’s not simply some spiritual…
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Why, I'd like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.
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Happiness depends upon ourselves.
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All in all, for someone who was immersed in, fascinated by, and dedicated to flight, I was disappointed by the…
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The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.
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Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason…
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In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration.
— Ansel Adams
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I think mostly it's the adventure that I will have in making the movie. That's what I look for.
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To die will be an awfully big adventure.
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