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Whenever I’m with other people, part of me shrinks a little. Only when I am alone can I fully enjoy my own company.

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I dreamed of flying to England myself and visiting the places my family never tired of talking about.
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One that cackles at these capers and another that never gets much beyond a rather jaded and self-conscious smile, like the Mona Lisa.
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To be frivolous time-wasters, delighted in putting her favorite volumes into her grandchildren’s hands.
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