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The Pursuit of Love
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"The Pursuit of Love" Quotes

A young woman navigates the complexities of love, marriage, and societal expectations in 20th-century England.

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It is an illusion that youth is happy, an illusion of those who have lost it; but the young know they are wretched for they are full of the truthless ideal which have been instilled into them, and each time they come in contact with the real, they are bruised and wounded.

Nancy Mitford

youthillusionhappiness

You can't go through life all alone, it's hell. Friends help you survive.

Nancy Mitford

friendshiplife

He was everything a girl could wish for: handsome, kind, and totally uninterested.

Nancy Mitford

loveunrequited love

We are all rather lonely in this world, and so we accept love when it comes, wherever it comes from, and sometimes it isn't ideal, but it's still love.

Nancy Mitford

lonelinesslove

One can't live on memories, one can't live on books. It's a pity though, because it would be so pleasant.

Nancy Mitford

memoriesbooks

She was so excited about life, she couldn't wait to get up in the morning and start another day.

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excitementlife

Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new.

Nancy Mitford

loveromance

It is difficult to know quite where to begin with the story of my life.

Nancy Mitford

lifestorytelling

She knew that the best way to get through life was to pretend that everything was all right.

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lifepretending

Love can be a kind of madness, a fever that takes hold and won't let go.

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lovemadness