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Daphne DuMaurier: She could not...

Daphne DuMaurier: She could not...

She could not separate success from peace of mind. The two must go together.

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Judith Krantz: The only way...

Judith Krantz: The only way...

The only way to find out if you can write is to set aside a certain period every day and try. Save enough money to...

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Barbara Kingsolver: Sometimes the strength...

Barbara Kingsolver: Sometimes the strength...

Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.

Source: In The...

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Barbara Kingsolver: Memory is a...

Barbara Kingsolver: Memory is a...

Memory is a complicated thing, a relative to truth, but not its twin.

Source:...

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Lawana Blackwell: It isn't kind...

Lawana Blackwell: It isn't kind...

It isn't kind to cultivate a friendship just so one will have an audience.

Source:...

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Francoise Sagan: There are moments...

Francoise Sagan: There are moments...

There are moments when you feel trapped, ill at ease. A year later the same feeling can turn out to be the theme of a...

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Alice Duer Miller: Listening is not...

Alice Duer Miller: Listening is not...

Listening is not merely not talking, though even that is beyond most of our powers; it means taking a vigorous, human...

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Alice Meynell: The sense of...

Alice Meynell: The sense of...

The sense of humor has other things to do than to make itself conspicuous in the act of...

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Letitia Landon: No thoroughly occupied...

Letitia Landon: No thoroughly occupied...

No thoroughly occupied man was ever yet very miserable.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Sonia Sanchez: Art . ....

Sonia Sanchez: Art . ....

Art . . . reacts to or reflects the culture it springs from.

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Maureen Duffy: Love is the...

Maureen Duffy: Love is the...

Love is the only effective counter to death.

Source: Wounds, 1969.
-- Maureen...

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Eleanor Robson Belmont: I was trained...

Eleanor Robson Belmont: I was trained...

I was trained by my husband. He said, If you want a thing done go. If not send. I belong to that group of people who...

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Shelley Winters: I did a...

Shelley Winters: I did a...

I did a picture in England one winter and it was so cold I almost got married.

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Minnie Maddern Fiske: The essence of...

Minnie Maddern Fiske: The essence of...

The essence of acting is the conveyance of truth through the medium of the actor's mind and person. The science of...

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Betty Grable: You're better off...

Betty Grable: You're better off...

You're better off betting on a horse than betting on a man. A horse may not be able to hold you tight, but he doesn't...

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Mae West: It's not the...

Mae West: It's not the...

It's not the men in my life that counts, it's the life in my men.

Source: In The...

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Lillian Gish: Young man, if...

Lillian Gish: Young man, if...

Young man, if God had wanted you to see me that way, he would have put your eyes in your...

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Carrie Fisher: I am a...

Carrie Fisher: I am a...

I am a spy in the house of me. I report back from the front lines of the battle that is me. I am somewhat nonplused by...

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Gilda Radner: I can always...

Gilda Radner: I can always...

I can always be distracted by love, but eventually I get horny for my creativity.

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Carol Burnett: Celebrity was a...

Carol Burnett: Celebrity was a...

Celebrity was a long time in coming; it will go away. Everything goes away.

Source:...

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