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Penelope Fitzgerald quotes: Experiences aren't given to us to be 'got over,' otherwise they would hardly be experiences.

Experiences aren't given to us to be 'got over,' otherwise they would hardly be experiences.

Penelope Fitzgerald quotes: But we weren't meant to live alone,' said Frank.'Life makes its own corrections.

But we weren't meant to live alone,' said Frank.
'Life makes its own corrections.

Penelope Fitzgerald quotes: Courage and endurance are useless of they are never tested.

Courage and endurance are useless of they are never tested.

Penelope Fitzgerald quotes: If there's even one person who might be hurt by a decision, you should never make it.

If there's even one person who might be hurt by a decision, you should never make it.

Penelope Fitzgerald quotes: Duty is what no-one else will do at the moment.

Duty is what no-one else will do at the moment.

Penelope Fitzgerald quotes: Opportunity, after all, is only another word for temptation.

Opportunity, after all, is only another word for temptation.

Penelope Fitzgerald quotes: He was not trained in conservation - he was, after all, no more than an archaeologist - a digger!

He was not trained in conservation - he was, after all, no more than an archaeologist - a digger!

Penelope Fitzgerald quotes: But time given to wishing for what can't be is not only spent, but wasted, and for all that we waste we shall be accountable.

But time given to wishing for what can't be is not only spent, but wasted, and for all that we waste we shall be accountable.

Penelope Fitzgerald quotes: Behind their dark glass, the mad own nothing.

Behind their dark glass, the mad own nothing.

Penelope Fitzgerald quotes: Open the doors, the Russians say, here comes trouble. On

Open the doors, the Russians say, here comes trouble. On

Penelope Fitzgerald quotes: If they don't depend on true evidence, scientists are no better than gossips.

If they don't depend on true evidence, scientists are no better than gossips.

Penelope Fitzgerald quotes: Algebra, like laudanum, deadens pain, Fritz wrote.

Algebra, like laudanum, deadens pain, Fritz wrote.

Penelope Fitzgerald quotes: After all, these people were born for joy, he thought.

After all, these people were born for joy, he thought.

Penelope Fitzgerald quotes: Courage and endurance are useless if they are never tested.

Courage and endurance are useless if they are never tested.

Penelope Fitzgerald quotes: Helping other people is a drug so dangerous that there is no cure short of total abstention.

Helping other people is a drug so dangerous that there is no cure short of total abstention.

Penelope Fitzgerald quotes: On the whole, I think you should write biographies of those you admire and respect, and novels about human beings who you think are sadly mistaken.

On the whole, I think you should write biographies of those you admire and respect, and novels about human beings who you think are sadly mistaken.

Penelope Fitzgerald quotes: She had a kind heart, though that is not of much use when it comes to the matter of self-preservation.

She had a kind heart, though that is not of much use when it comes to the matter of self-preservation.

Penelope Fitzgerald quotes: Morality is seldom a safe guide for human conduct.

Morality is seldom a safe guide for human conduct.

Penelope Fitzgerald quotes: Tilda cared nothing for the future, and had, as a result, a great capacity for happiness.

Tilda cared nothing for the future, and had, as a result, a great capacity for happiness.

Penelope Fitzgerald quotes: Human beings interested her so much that it must always be an advantage to meet another one.

Human beings interested her so much that it must always be an advantage to meet another one.

Penelope Fitzgerald quotes: A word of advice. If, as a young man, student, you are tormented by a desire for women, it is best to get out into the fresh air as much

A word of advice. If, as a young man, student, you are tormented by a desire for women, it is best to get out into the fresh air as much as possible.

Penelope Fitzgerald quotes: An unjust punishment is never forgotten.

An unjust punishment is never forgotten.