Rohinton Mistry quote: "If time were a bolt of cloth,” said Om, “I would cut out all the bad parts. Snip out the scary nights and stitch together the good parts, to make time bearable. Then I could wear it like a coat, always live happily."

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JENNIFER NIVEN

Time really is one big continuous cloth, no? We habitually cut out pieces of time to fit us, so we t...
HARUKI MURAKAMI

We stitch together our days and edit out our nights.
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Drama is life with the dull parts cut out of it.
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MARK RONSON

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QUEEN ELIZABETH II

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QUEEN ELIZABETH II

I have to be seen to be believed.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II

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QUEEN ELIZABETH II

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QUEEN ELIZABETH II

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QUEEN ELIZABETH II

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QUEEN ELIZABETH II

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QUEEN ELIZABETH II

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QUEEN ELIZABETH II

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QUEEN ELIZABETH II

Grief is the price we pay for love.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II

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QUEEN ELIZABETH II

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QUEEN ELIZABETH II

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QUEEN ELIZABETH II

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QUEEN ELIZABETH II

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QUEEN ELIZABETH II

I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your s...
QUEEN ELIZABETH II

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QUEEN ELIZABETH II

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QUEEN ELIZABETH II

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QUEEN ELIZABETH II

These wretched babies don't come until they are ready.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II

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QUEEN ELIZABETH II

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QUEEN ELIZABETH II

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QUEEN ELIZABETH II

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QUEEN ELIZABETH II

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QUEEN ELIZABETH II

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JOSH KASPAR

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PRINCE WILLIAM

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CATHERINE THE GREAT

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KATE MIDDLETON

As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.
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ZARA PHILLIPS

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ZARA PHILLIPS

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ZARA PHILLIPS

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ZARA PHILLIPS

My dad can be pretty critical sometimes.
ZARA PHILLIPS

I'd love to have kids, but not at the moment.
ZARA PHILLIPS

You cannot make horses 'safe.'
ZARA PHILLIPS

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ZARA PHILLIPS

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ZARA PHILLIPS

I'm an affectionate person.
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ZARA PHILLIPS

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ZARA PHILLIPS

I don't think about the media.
ZARA PHILLIPS

I love the sport and being competitive.
ZARA PHILLIPS

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ZARA PHILLIPS

I hate having my picture taken.
ZARA PHILLIPS

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ZARA PHILLIPS

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ZARA PHILLIPS

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ZARA PHILLIPS

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ZARA PHILLIPS

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ZARA PHILLIPS

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ZARA PHILLIPS

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ZARA PHILLIPS

Smoking is hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, and dangerous to the lungs.
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MARIE ANTOINETTE

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WALLIS SIMPSON

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WALLIS SIMPSON

I am so anxious for you not to abdicate and I think the fact that you do is going to put me in the w...
WALLIS SIMPSON

I hate this place. I shall hate it to my grave.
WALLIS SIMPSON

I look a hundred and weigh 110 - you won't love me when you see the wreck England has made me.
WALLIS SIMPSON

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WALLIS SIMPSON

Never explain, never complain.
WALLIS SIMPSON

You have no idea how hard it is to live out a great romance.
WALLIS SIMPSON

I have always had the courage for the new things that life sometimes offers.
WALLIS SIMPSON

For a gallant spirit there can never be defeat.
WALLIS SIMPSON

Forgive me for not writing but this man is exhausting.
WALLIS SIMPSON

You can never be too rich or too thin.
WALLIS SIMPSON

A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
KING SOLOMON

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FREDERICK THE GREAT

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KATE MIDDLETON

If time were a bolt of cloth,” said Om, “I would cut out all the bad parts. Snip out the scary nights and stitch together the good parts, to make time bearable. Then I could wear it like a coat, always live happily.

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If time were a bolt of cloth,” said Om, “I would cut out all the bad parts. Snip out the scary nights and stitch together the good parts, to make time bearable. Then I could wear it like a coat, always live happily.

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