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Parents – especially step-parents – are sometimes a bit of a disappointment to their children. They don't fufill the promise of their early years.

— Anthony Powell A Dance to the Music of Time (1951)

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He fell in love with himself at first sight and it is a passion to which he has always remained faithful.

A Dance to the Music of Time (1951)

Growing old's like being increasingly penalized for a crime you haven't committed.

A Dance to the Music of Time (1951)

The whole idea of interviews is in itself absurd – one cannot answer deep questions about what one's life was like – one writes novels about it.

Self-love seems so often unrequited.

A Dance to the Music of Time (1951)

[T]here is no greater sign of innate misery than a love of teasing.

A Dance to the Music of Time (1951)

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