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“A bad workman blames his tools.”

Quote by Daphne du Maurier

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Daphne du Maurier

British author known for her suspense novels and romantic stories. Daphne du Maurier's works are characterized by their mysterious and supernatural elements, with her most famous novels being 'Rebecca' and 'The Turn of the Screw'. Her writing style has had a profound impact on literature. more

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“there's something about Paris that gives you a mental slap all the time, and you can't just sit still and do nothing. You've got to work, to keep up with the pace, the sting in the atmosphere.”

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“no person will ever get into my blood as a place can ... People and things pass away, but not places.”

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“Nothing like a cup of tea to make a person feel better, man or woman.”

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“The trouble is, walking in Venice becomes compulsive once you start. Just over the next bridge, you say, and then the next one beckons.”

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“Writing every book is like a purge; at the end of it one is empty ... like a dry shell on the beach, waiting for the tide to come in again.”

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“The urge to climb will never be explained. In olden days, perhaps it was a wish to reach the stars. Today, anyone so minded can buy a seat on a plane and feel himself master of the skies. Even so, he will not have rock under his feet, or air upon his face; nor will he know the silence that comes only on the hills.”

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Book:Daphne du Maurier Omnibus 1: Frenchman's Creek; The Birds & Other Stories; Hungry Hill

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“Every moment is as real as every other. Every 'now,' when you say, 'This is the real moment,' is as real as every other 'now' - and therefore all the moments are just out there. Just as every location in space is out there, I think every moment in time is out there, too.”

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“Even now I am full of hope, but the end lies in God.”

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“The present will not long endure.”

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“Envy, the attendant of the empty mind.”

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