“I used to be strong, but now I am weak.
I used to be pretty, but now I look sick.”
E. Lockhart book We Were Liars
Source: We Were Liars
“I am, and always have been, a pretty strong individualist.”
Speech in the House of Lords (29 November 1909), quoted in The Times (30 November 1909), p. 6
1900s
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Source: Strange Angels
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Source: We Were Liars
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