She thought of the library, so shining white and new; the rows and rows of unread books; the … - Maud Hart Lovelace

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In the 19th century, you had bourgeois art without politics - an almost frozen idea of what beauty is.

Maud Hart Lovelace

She thought of the library, so shining white and new; the rows and rows of unread books; the bliss of unhurried sojourns there and of going out to a restaurant, alone, to eat.

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It was June, and the world smelled of roses. The sunshine was like powdered gold over the grassy hillside.

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She tried to act as though it were nothing to go to the library alone. But her happiness betrayed her. Her smile could not be restrained, and it spread from her tightly pressed mouth, to her round cheeks, almost to the hair ribbons tied in perky bows over her ears.

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You might as well learn right now, you two, that the poorest guide you can have in life is what people will say.

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People were always saying to Margaret, 'Well, Julia sings and Betsy writes. Now what is little Margaret going to do?' Margaret would smile politely, for she was very polite, but privately she stormed to Betsy with flashing eyes, 'I'm not going to do anything. I want to just live. Can't people just live?

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Betsy returned to her chair, took off her coat and hat, opened her book and forgot the world again.

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