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Djuna Barnes: A strong sense...

Djuna Barnes: A strong sense...

A strong sense of identity gives man an idea he can do no wrong; too little accomplishes the...

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Anita Loos: I always think...

Anita Loos: I always think...

I always think that the most delightful thing about traveling is to always be running into Americans and to always...

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Gail Godwin: Actors between plays...

Gail Godwin: Actors between plays...

Actors between plays are like ghosts looking for bodies to inhabit.

Source: The...

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Eva Figes: There is a...

Eva Figes: There is a...

There is a hidden fear that somehow, if they are only given a chance, women will suddenly do as they have been done...

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Toni Cade Bambara: [R]eappraise the past,...

Toni Cade Bambara: [R]eappraise the past,...

[R]eappraise the past, re-evaluate where we've been, clarify where we are, and predict or anticipate where we are...

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Annie Dillard: Spend the afternoon....

Annie Dillard: Spend the afternoon....

Spend the afternoon. You can't take it with you.

Source: From Charles Daney's...

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Erica Jong: Ambivalence is a...

Erica Jong: Ambivalence is a...

Ambivalence is a wonderful tune to dance to. It has a rhythm all its own.

Source:...

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Kate Seredy: There are hurts...

Kate Seredy: There are hurts...

There are hurts so deep that one cannot reach them or heal them with words.

Source:...

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Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach: Even a stopped...

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach: Even a stopped...

Even a stopped clock is right twice every day. After some years, it can boast of a long series of...

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Emily Bronte: If I could...

Emily Bronte: If I could...

If I could I would always work in silence and obscurity, and let my efforts be known by their...

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Gloria Naylor: Not only is...

Gloria Naylor: Not only is...

Not only is your story worth telling, but it can be told in words so painstakingly eloquent that it becomes a...

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Meridel Le Sueur: These are the...

Meridel Le Sueur: These are the...

These are the stories that never, never die, that are carried like seed into a new country, are told to you and me and...

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Anais Nin: We don't see...

Anais Nin: We don't see...

We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Jessamyn West: A rattlesnake that...

Jessamyn West: A rattlesnake that...

A rattlesnake that doesn't bite teaches you nothing.

Source: The Life I Really...

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M F K Fisher: Sharing food with...

M F K Fisher: Sharing food with...

Sharing food with another human being is an intimate act that should not be indulged in...

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Estelle Ramey: I don't mind...

Estelle Ramey: I don't mind...

I don't mind . . . the fun and games of being treated like a fragile flower. But as a physiologist working with the...

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Betty Ford: It's always been...

Betty Ford: It's always been...

It's always been my feeling that God lends you your children until they're about eighteen years old. If you haven't...

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Fawn M Brodie: Show me a...

Fawn M Brodie: Show me a...

Show me a character whose life arouses my curiosity, and my flesh begins crawling with...

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Pearl Buck: You cannot make...

Pearl Buck: You cannot make...

You cannot make yourself feel something you do not feel, but you can make yourself do right in spite of your...

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Gertrude Stein: It is extraordinary...

Gertrude Stein: It is extraordinary...

It is extraordinary that whole populations have no projects for the future, none at all. It certainly is...

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