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Emily Bronte: I am now...

Emily Bronte: I am now...

I am now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town. A sensible man ought to find sufficient...

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Isak Dinesen: The cure for...

Isak Dinesen: The cure for...

The cure for anything is salt water -- sweat, tears, or the sea.

Source: In...

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Queen Mother Elizabeth: Cowards falter, but...

Queen Mother Elizabeth: Cowards falter, but...

Cowards falter, but danger is often overcome by those who nobly dare.

Source: In...

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Elizabeth II: It's all to...

Elizabeth II: It's all to...

It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained.

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Jennie Jerome Churchill: You may be...

Jennie Jerome Churchill: You may be...

You may be a princess or the richest woman in the world, but you cannot be more than a...

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Jennie Jerome Churchill: ALMA: I rather...

Jennie Jerome Churchill: ALMA: I rather...

ALMA: I rather suspect her of being in love with him.
MARTIN: Her own husband? Monstrous! What a selfish...

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Nancy Astor: Pioneers may be...

Nancy Astor: Pioneers may be...

Pioneers may be picturesque figures, but they are often rather lonely ones.

Source:...

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Anne Wilson Schaef: It is not...

Anne Wilson Schaef: It is not...

It is not what I do, it is the way I do it, that will get me in the end.

Source:...

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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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Elizabeth Taylor: Success is a...

Elizabeth Taylor: Success is a...

Success is a great deodorant. It takes away all your past smells.

Source: ABC, 6...

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Julia Roberts: If all you...

Julia Roberts: If all you...

If all you have to offer is a look that is suppose to be appealing, then you are going to be paid attention to about a...

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Mari Evans: Idiom is larger...

Mari Evans: Idiom is larger...

Idiom is larger than geography; it is the hot breath of a people singing, slashing, explorative. Imagery becomes the...

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Joanne Woodward: Sexiness wears thin...

Joanne Woodward: Sexiness wears thin...

Sexiness wears thin after a while and beauty fades, but to be married to a man who makes you laugh every day, ah, now...

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Lana Turner: I'm so gullible....

Lana Turner: I'm so gullible....

I'm so gullible. I'm so damn gullible. And I am so sick, of me being gullible.

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Brigitte Bardot: Women get more...

Brigitte Bardot: Women get more...

Women get more unhappy the more they try to liberate themselves.

Source: In The...

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Joan Crawford: Love is fire....

Joan Crawford: Love is fire....

Love is fire. But whether it is going to warm your hearth or burn down your house, you can never...

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Nikki Giovanni: It is not...

Nikki Giovanni: It is not...

It is not who you attend school with but who controls the school you attend.

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Harriet Monroe: . . ....

Harriet Monroe: . . ....

. . . poetry, 'The Cinderella of the Arts.'

Source: In Harriet Monroe, Famous...

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Ethel Watts Mumford: There was a...

Ethel Watts Mumford: There was a...

There was a young person of Tottenhem,
Whose manners, good Lord! she'd forgotten 'em.


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Emily Dickinson: I cannot live...

Emily Dickinson: I cannot live...

I cannot live with You --
It would be Life --
And Life is over there --
Behind the...

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