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Quote by Jean Rhys
I am sad, sad as a circus-lioness, sad as an eagle without wings,

I am sad, sad as a circus-lioness, sad as an eagle without wings, sad as a violin with only one string and one that is broken, sad as a woman who is growing old. – Jean Rhys

Other quotes by Jean Rhys

I often want to cry. That is the only advantage women have over men — at least they can cry. – Jean Rhys

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The feeling of Sunday is the same everywhere, heavy, melancholy, standing still. – Jean Rhys

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Violins
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If the Almighty himself played the violin, the credits would still read Rubinstein, God, and Piatigorsky, in that order. – Jascha Heifetz

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The difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer. – Victor Borge

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There is as much difference between the stage and the film as between a piano and a violin. Normally you cant become a virtuoso in both. – Ethel Barrymore

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Violins

The second fiddle. I can get plenty of first violinists, but to find someone who can play the second fiddle with enthusiasm – Leonard Bernstein

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Go practice if you please with men and women: leave a child alone for Christs particular loves sake! – Robert Browning

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Even if you plan a marriage and a family, you are never quite prepared for the reality versus how you imagined it. In a lot of ways its better, and in a lot of ways its worse. Thats life, right? – Katherine Heigl

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We dont have the luxury of time. We spend more because of how we live, but its important to be with our family and friends. – Sara Blakely

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