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Marguerite Duras: It's afterwards you...

Marguerite Duras: It's afterwards you...

It's afterwards you realize that the feeling of happiness you had with a man didn't necessarily prove that you loved...

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Zelda Fitzgerald: We grew up...

Zelda Fitzgerald: We grew up...

We grew up founding our dreams on the infinite promise of American advertising. I still believe that one can learn to...

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Johnnetta Betsch Cole: The woman who...

Johnnetta Betsch Cole: The woman who...

The woman who bore me is no longer alive, but I seem to be her daughter in increasingly profound...

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Annie Dillard: A schedule defends...

Annie Dillard: A schedule defends...

A schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching days. It is a scaffolding on which a worker can stand...

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Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley: Life is obstinate...

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley: Life is obstinate...

Life is obstinate and clings closest where it is most hated.

Source: Frankenstein,...

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Elizabeth I: I know I...

Elizabeth I: I know I...

I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of...

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Dinah Mulock Craik: There was never...

Dinah Mulock Craik: There was never...

There was never a night that had no morn.

Source: The Golden Gate, Mulock's Poems,...

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Shirley Hazzard: Perhaps if we...

Shirley Hazzard: Perhaps if we...

Perhaps if we lived with less physical beauty we would develop our true natures more.

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Amy Lowell: Happiness, to some...

Amy Lowell: Happiness, to some...

Happiness, to some elation;
Is to others, mere stagnation.


Source: In The...

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Ntozake Shange: I am gonna...

Ntozake Shange: I am gonna...

I am gonna write poems til i die and when i have gotten outta this body i am gonna hang round in the wind and knock...

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Ingrid Bergman: I've never sought...

Ingrid Bergman: I've never sought...

I've never sought success in order to get fame and money; it's the talent and the passion that count in...

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Ruth Draper: Number seven ....

Ruth Draper: Number seven ....

Number seven . . . What's it meant to be, dear? . . . A Study? . . . It doesn't say what of? . . . Well, that's an...

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Jeanne Moreau: Acting deals with...

Jeanne Moreau: Acting deals with...

Acting deals with very delicate emotions. It is not putting up a mask. Each time an actor acts he does not hide; he...

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Meryl Streep: Don't let your...

Meryl Streep: Don't let your...

Don't let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth -- don't let...

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Gloria Vanderbilt: I've always believed...

Gloria Vanderbilt: I've always believed...

I've always believed that one woman's success can only help another woman's success.

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Georgia O'Keeffe: I am trying...

Georgia O'Keeffe: I am trying...

I am trying with all my skill to do a painting that is all woman, as well as all of me.

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Berenice Abbott: I am so...

Berenice Abbott: I am so...

I am so fascinated with this century it will help keep me alive. I'll be there until the last minute,...

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Elizabeth Arden: Nothing that costs...

Elizabeth Arden: Nothing that costs...

Nothing that costs only a dollar is worth having.

Source: In In Cosmetics the Old...

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Paula Nelson: The best business...

Paula Nelson: The best business...

The best business plans are straightforward documents that spell out the who, what, where, why, and how...

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Jane Fonda: It's never too...

Jane Fonda: It's never too...

It's never too late -- never too late to start over, never too late to be happy.

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