Maybe the theatre isn't any place for a reasonable human being after a…

Madeleine L'Engle
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Maybe the theatre isn't any place for a reasonable human being after all. It keeps your emotions in such a constant state of upheaval. It's really terribly wearing. I wonder if I could stand it, one emotional upset after the other just going on and on for the rest of my life. ✨ Madeleine L'Engle (2008). The Joys of Love, p.171, Macmillan
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