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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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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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Marjorie Holmes: Man is the...

Marjorie Holmes: Man is the...

Man is the only creature whose emotions are entangled with his memory.

Source: In...

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Monica Baldwin: I have always...

Monica Baldwin: I have always...

I have always felt that the moment when first you wake up in the morning is the most wonderful of the 24 hours. No...

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Nancy Friday: The debt of...

Nancy Friday: The debt of...

The debt of gratitude we owe our mother and father goes forward, not backward. What we owe our parents is the bill...

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Ivy Compton-Burnett: Real life seems...

Ivy Compton-Burnett: Real life seems...

Real life seems to have no plot.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic Reference...

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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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Anne Rice: . . ....

Anne Rice: . . ....

. . . as they die, the ones we love, we lose our witnesses, our watchers, those who know and understand the tiny...

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Marion Zimmer Bradley: Speak not against...

Marion Zimmer Bradley: Speak not against...

Speak not against anyone whose burden you have not weighed yourself.

Source: Black...

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Jean Ingelow: You Moon! Have...

Jean Ingelow: You Moon! Have...

You Moon! Have you done something wrong in heaven,
That God has hidden your face?


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Emmuska Orczy: I sometimes wish...

Emmuska Orczy: I sometimes wish...

I sometimes wish you had not so many lofty virtues.... I assure you little sins are far less dangerous and...

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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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Margaret Truman: He loved politicians...

Margaret Truman: He loved politicians...

He loved politicians -- even Republicans.

Source: To joint session of Congress on...

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Louisa May Alcott: Conceit spoils the...

Louisa May Alcott: Conceit spoils the...

Conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long; even...

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Gertrude Stein: If you are...

Gertrude Stein: If you are...

If you are too careful, you are so occupied in being careful that you are sure to stumble over...

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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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Edna Ferber: Only amateurs say...

Edna Ferber: Only amateurs say...

Only amateurs say that they write for their own amusement. Writing is not an amusing occupation. It is a combination...

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Margaret Drabble: Why can't people...

Margaret Drabble: Why can't people...

Why can't people be both flexible and efficient?

Source: The Middle Ground,...

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Margaret Drabble: Perhaps the rare...

Margaret Drabble: Perhaps the rare...

Perhaps the rare and simple pleasure of being seen for what one is compensates for the misery of being...

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Gloria Naylor: Sometimes being a...

Gloria Naylor: Sometimes being a...

Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow...

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