Quote by Simon Raven
And so, at the age of thirty, I had successively disgraced myself

And so, at the age of thirty, I had successively disgraced myself with three fine institutions, each of which had made me free of its full and rich resources, had trained me with skill and patience, and had shown me nothing but forbearance and charity when I failed in trust. – Simon Raven

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Waiting is a trap. There will always be reasons to wait…The truth is, there are only two things in life, reasons and results, and reasons simply dont count. – Robert Anthony

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