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Mary Webb: The well of...

Mary Webb: The well of...

The well of Providence is deep. It's the buckets we bring to it that are small.

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Harper Lee: I do much...

Harper Lee: I do much...

I do much of my creative thinking while golfing. If people know you're working at home they think nothing of walking...

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Jane Rule: I believe only...

Jane Rule: I believe only...

I believe only in art and failure.

Source: This is Not for You, 1970.
-- Jane...

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Lillian Smith: The human heart...

Lillian Smith: The human heart...

The human heart does not stay away too long from that which hurt it most. There is a return journey to anguish that...

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Nadine Gordimer: Responsibility is what...

Nadine Gordimer: Responsibility is what...

Responsibility is what awaits outside the Eden of Creativity

Source: The Essential...

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Tillie Olsen: I know that...

Tillie Olsen: I know that...

I know that I haven't powers enough to divide myself into one who earns and one who...

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Judy Blume: Then again, maybe...

Judy Blume: Then again, maybe...

Then again, maybe I won't.

Source: Book title, 1971.
-- Judy Blume, (Feb 12...

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Anne Sophie Swetchine: The mind wears...

Anne Sophie Swetchine: The mind wears...

The mind wears the colors of the soul, as a valet those of his master.

Source: In...

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Paule Marshall: My very first...

Paule Marshall: My very first...

My very first lessons in the art of telling stories took place in the kitchen . . . my mother and three or four of her...

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Grace Murray Hopper: If it's a...

Grace Murray Hopper: If it's a...

If it's a good idea . . . go ahead and do it. It is much easier to apologize than it is to get...

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Colette: It is wise...

Colette: It is wise...

It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism of friendship.

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Alice Walker: People tend to...

Alice Walker: People tend to...

People tend to think that life really does progress for everyone eventually, that people progress, but actually only...

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Betty Ford: When I say...

Betty Ford: When I say...

When I say we've had an ideal marriage, I'm not just talking about physical attraction, which I can imagine can wear...

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Dianne Feinstein: You have to...

Dianne Feinstein: You have to...

You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play it better than anyone...

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Geraldine Ferraro: Vice president --...

Geraldine Ferraro: Vice president --...

Vice president -- it has such a nice ring to it!

Source: Accepting Walter F...

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Queen Victoria: Do not to...

Queen Victoria: Do not to...

Do not to let your feelings (very natural and usual ones) of momentary irritation and discomfort be seen by others;...

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Jennie Jerome Churchill: Treat your friends...

Jennie Jerome Churchill: Treat your friends...

Treat your friends as you do your picture, and place them in their best light.

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Elizabeth Dole: My objective as...

Elizabeth Dole: My objective as...

My objective as Secretary of Labor is to look through the 'glass ceiling' to see who is on the other side, and to...

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Judith Krantz: Billy thought privately...

Judith Krantz: Billy thought privately...

Billy thought privately that the rich are different only because people treat them as if they were. Sometimes she...

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Margot Asquith: It is always...

Margot Asquith: It is always...

It is always dangerous to generalize, but the American people, while infinitely generous, are a hard and strong race...

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