Quotes from The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles

Julie Andrews Edwards ·  209 pages

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“Miracles, contrary to popular belief, do not just happen. A miracle is the achievement of the impossible, and it is only when we put aside out greed, anger, pride and prejudice so that our minds are open and ready to accept it, that a miracle can occur.”
― Julie Andrews Edwards, quote from The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles


“Have you noticed how nobody ever looks up? Nobody looks at chimneys, or trees against the sky, or the tops of buildings. Everybody just looks down at the pavement or their shoes. The whole world could pass them by and most people wouldn't notice.”
― Julie Andrews Edwards, quote from The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles


“If you remain calm in the midst of great chaos, it is the surest guarantee the it will eventually subside”
― Julie Andrews Edwards, quote from The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles


“Well it's all right to cry. It helps a great deal sometimes...”
― Julie Andrews Edwards, quote from The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles


“Pax amor et lepos in iocando. Latin for Peace, love and sense of fun.”
― Julie Andrews Edwards, quote from The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles



“If you remain calm in the midst of great chaos, it is the surest guarantee that it will eventually subside.”
― Julie Andrews Edwards, quote from The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles


“Learn to listen when people are talking. First, it's a great art, and second, it's quite possible that when people say one thing they mean another.”
― Julie Andrews Edwards, quote from The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles


“Don't you sometimes feel bewildered when you think of the millions of things that put life together?' ... 'I;m not bewildered. I'm filled with the deepest awe and wonder. The miracle is that in its complexity it all works.”
― Julie Andrews Edwards, quote from The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles


“Let your curiosity run away with you. Know that beyond every ordinary explanation there is a deeper and more exciting discovery to be made.”
― Julie Andrews Edwards, quote from The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles


“There is only one possible road you can take,' he said, 'and that is t go by way of your imagination.”
― Julie Andrews Edwards, quote from The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles



About the author

Julie Andrews Edwards
Born place: in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, The United Kingdom
Born date October 1, 1935
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