Quotes by Gerald Brenan

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• Everyone is a bore to someone. That is unimportant. The things to avoid is being a bore to oneself.

  ― Gerald Brenan
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• Middle age snuffs out more talent than even wars or sudden death does.

  ― Gerald Brenan
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• We are closer to the ants than to the butterflies. Very few people can endure much leisure.

  ― Gerald Brenan
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Subjects in these quotes:

• unimportant
• butterflies
• oneself
• leisure
• snuffs
• talent

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