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Judy Blume: Let children read...

Judy Blume: Let children read...

Let children read whatever they want and then talk about it with them. If parents and kids can talk together, we won't...

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Harper Lee: I'm no idealist...

Harper Lee: I'm no idealist...

I'm no idealist to believe firmly in the integrity of our courts and in the jury system -- that is no ideal to me, it...

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Jane Austen: A person who...

Jane Austen: A person who...

A person who can write a long letter with ease, cannot write ill.

Source: Miss...

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Freda Adler: Stripped of ethical...

Freda Adler: Stripped of ethical...

Stripped of ethical rationalizations and philosophical pretensions, a crime is anything that a group in power chooses...

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Charlotte Forten Grimke: Provoking, isn't it?...

Charlotte Forten Grimke: Provoking, isn't it?...

Provoking, isn't it? that when one is most in need of sensible words, one finds them not.

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Barbara De Angelis: When you make...

Barbara De Angelis: When you make...

When you make a commitment to a relationship, you invest your attention and energy in it more profoundly because you...

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Barbara De Angelis: Love's greatest gift...

Barbara De Angelis: Love's greatest gift...

Love's greatest gift is its ability to make everything it touches sacred.

Source:...

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Marita Bonner: She did not...

Marita Bonner: She did not...

She did not talk to people as if they were strange hard shells she had to crack open to get inside. She talked as if...

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Nancy Astor: It isn't the...

Nancy Astor: It isn't the...

It isn't the common man at all who is important; it's the uncommon man.

Source:...

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Nancy Astor: I refuse to...

Nancy Astor: I refuse to...

I refuse to admit I'm more than fifty-two even if that does make my sons illegitimate.

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Beatrix Potter: Don't go into...

Beatrix Potter: Don't go into...

Don't go into Mr. McGregor's garden: your Father had an accident there; he was put in a pie by Mrs....

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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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Agatha Christie: An archaeologist is...

Agatha Christie: An archaeologist is...

An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have; the older she gets, the more interested he is in...

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Agatha Christie: If one sticks...

Agatha Christie: If one sticks...

If one sticks too rigidly to one's principles, one would hardly see anybody.

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E L Konigsburg: Lying in bed...

E L Konigsburg: Lying in bed...

Lying in bed just before going to sleep is the worst time for organized thinking; it is the best time for free...

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Maria Edgeworth: How success changes...

Maria Edgeworth: How success changes...

How success changes the opinion of men!

Source: The Will, 1800.
-- Maria...

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Mae West: To err is...

Mae West: To err is...

To err is human, but it feels divine.

Source: The Wit and Wisdom of Mae West.
--...

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Shelley Winters: Every now and...

Shelley Winters: Every now and...

Every now and then, when you're on stage, you hear the best sound a player can hear. It's a sound you can't get in...

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Debra Winger: I make decisions...

Debra Winger: I make decisions...

I make decisions for my life, not the other way around. Besides, when you have a kid, you must weigh everything...

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Julia Roberts: I wouldn't do...

Julia Roberts: I wouldn't do...

I wouldn't do nudity in films. To act with my clothes on is a performance. To act with my clothes off is a...

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