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Thomas Jefferson quote: "If I am to meet with a disappointment, the sooner I know it,..."

If I am to meet with a disappointment, the sooner I know it, the more of life I shall have to wear it off.

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The prospect of his future life stretched before him like a sentence; not a prison sentence but a long-winded sentence with a lot of unnecessary subordinate clauses, as he was soon in the habit of quipping during Happy Hour pickup time at the local campus bars and pubs. He couldn’t say he was looking forward to it, this rest-of-his-life. Margaret Atwood
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I'm glad I never had any children,' said Cousin Sarah. 'If they don't break your heart in one way they do it in another.' 'Isn't it better to have your heart broken than to have it wither up?' queried Valancy. 'Before it could be broken it must have felt something splendid. That would be worth the pain. L. M. Montgomery
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