Anita Brookner CBE (born 16 July 1928) is an English language novelist and art historian who was born in Herne Hill, a suburb of London.
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Accountability in friendship is the equivalent of love without strategy. Use this quote
Time misspent in youth is sometimes all the freedom one ever has. Use this quote
Good women always think it is their fault when someone else is being offensive. Bad women never take the blame for anything. Use this quote
The essence of romantic love is that wonderful beginning, after which sadness and impossibility may become the rule. Use this quote
Existentialism is about being a saint without God; being your own hero, without all the sanction and support of religion or society. Use this quote
