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Dorothy Parker: Scratch a lover,...

Dorothy Parker: Scratch a lover,...

Scratch a lover, and find a foe.

Source: Ballade of a Great Weariness, Enough Rope,...

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Sarah Ban Breathnach: Be grateful for...

Sarah Ban Breathnach: Be grateful for...

Be grateful for the home you have, knowing that at this moment, all you have is all you...

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Sarah Ban Breathnach: Whatever we are...

Sarah Ban Breathnach: Whatever we are...

Whatever we are waiting for -- peace of mind, contentment, grace, the inner awareness of simple abundance -- it will...

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Doris Lilly: Millionaires are marrying...

Doris Lilly: Millionaires are marrying...

Millionaires are marrying their secretaries because they are so busy making money they haven't time to see other...

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Suzanne Curchod Necker: It is no...

Suzanne Curchod Necker: It is no...

It is no virtue to bear calamities if we do not feel them.

Source: In The Last Word...

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Elizabeth Fishel: Comparison is a...

Elizabeth Fishel: Comparison is a...

Comparison is a death knell to sibling harmony.

Source: Sisters: Love & Rivalry...

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Helen Rowland: A man's desire...

Helen Rowland: A man's desire...

A man's desire for a son is usually nothing but the wish to duplicate himself in order that such a remarkable pattern...

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Barbara Ehrenreich: A child is...

Barbara Ehrenreich: A child is...

A child is not a salmon mousse. A child is a temporarily disabled and stunted version of a larger person, whom you...

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Ann Oakley: In our defence...

Ann Oakley: In our defence...

In our defence of biology and its mystique we are blind to the dangers of power. Women as the guardians of children...

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Ann Oakley: The primary function...

Ann Oakley: The primary function...

The primary function of myth is to validate an existing social order. Myth enshrines conservative social values,...

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Kathryn Hulme: The awesome antiphon...

Kathryn Hulme: The awesome antiphon...

The awesome antiphon swelled in the dark and expanded.

Source: On music at early...

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Kathryn Hulme: Never forget that...

Kathryn Hulme: Never forget that...

Never forget that [God] tests his real friends more severely than the lukewarm ones.

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Dorothy Height: A Negro woman...

Dorothy Height: A Negro woman...

A Negro woman has the same kind of problems as other women, but she can,t take the same things for...

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Dorothy Day: Tradition! We scarcely...

Dorothy Day: Tradition! We scarcely...

Tradition! We scarcely know the word anymore. We are afraid to be either proud of our ancestors or ashamed of them....

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Charlotte Bunch: The state of...

Charlotte Bunch: The state of...

The state of the world today demands that women become less modest and dream/plan/act/risk on a larger...

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Margaret Sanger: When a motherhood...

Margaret Sanger: When a motherhood...

When a motherhood becomes the fruit of a deep yearning, not the result of ignorance or accident, its children will...

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Barbara Smith: A major problem...

Barbara Smith: A major problem...

A major problem for Black women, and all people of color, when we are challenged to oppose anti-Semitism, is our...

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Freya Stark: There can be...

Freya Stark: There can be...

There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do.

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Jean Kerr: Marrying a man...

Jean Kerr: Marrying a man...

Marrying a man is like buying something you've been admiring for a long time in a shop window. You may love it when...

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Jean Kerr: I make mistakes;...

Jean Kerr: I make mistakes;...

I make mistakes; I'll be the second to admit it.

Source: The Snake Has All the...

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