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Anna Letitia Barbauld: We neither laugh...

Anna Letitia Barbauld: We neither laugh...

We neither laugh alone, nor weep alone, why then should we pray alone?

Source:...

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Susan Griffin: What is buried...

Susan Griffin: What is buried...

What is buried in the past of one generation falls to the next to claim.

Source: In...

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Vera Brittain: I can think...

Vera Brittain: I can think...

I can think of few important movements for reform in which success was won by any method other than that of an...

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Gloria Swanson: I've given my...

Gloria Swanson: I've given my...

I've given my memoirs far more thought than any of my marriages. You can't divorce a book.

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Charlotte Bronte: Look twice before...

Charlotte Bronte: Look twice before...

Look twice before you leap.

Source: Shirley, ch. 9, 1849.
-- Charlotte Bronte,...

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Hannah Cowley: The charms of...

Hannah Cowley: The charms of...

The charms of women were never more powerful never inspired such achievements, as in those immortal periods, when they...

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Denise Levertov: The poem has...

Denise Levertov: The poem has...

The poem has a social effect of some kind whether or not the poet wills it to have. It has kinetic force, it sets in...

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Elizabeth Bishop: The art of...

Elizabeth Bishop: The art of...

The art of losing isn't hard to master;
so many things seem filled with the intent
to be lost that their loss is...

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Jenny Joseph: When I am...

Jenny Joseph: When I am...

When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.
And I shall...

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Georgia O'Keeffe: Nobody sees a...

Georgia O'Keeffe: Nobody sees a...

Nobody sees a flower really; it is so small. We haven't time, and to see takes time -- like to have a friend takes...

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Diane Arbus: You see someone...

Diane Arbus: You see someone...

You see someone on the street, and essentially what you notice about them is the flaw.

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Katharine Hepburn: Enemies are so...

Katharine Hepburn: Enemies are so...

Enemies are so stimulating.

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

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Katharine Hepburn: I never lose...

Katharine Hepburn: I never lose...

I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun.

Source: Good Housekeeping...

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Liv Ullmann: The best thing...

Liv Ullmann: The best thing...

The best thing that can come with success is the knowledge that it is nothing to long for.

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Barbra Streisand: They're called angels...

Barbra Streisand: They're called angels...

They're called angels because they're in heaven until the reviews come out.

Source:...

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Drew Barrymore: I don't know...

Drew Barrymore: I don't know...

I don't know anybody's road who's been paved perfectly for them, there are no manuals, you don't know what life has in...

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Hazel Scott: Who ever walked...

Hazel Scott: Who ever walked...

Who ever walked behind anyone to freedom? If we can't go hand in hand, I don't want to...

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Liz Smith: Begin somewhere; you...

Liz Smith: Begin somewhere; you...

Begin somewhere; you cannot build a reputation on what you intend to do.

Source: In...

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Anne Morrow Lindbergh: When one is...

Anne Morrow Lindbergh: When one is...

When one is a stranger to oneself then one is estranged from others too.

Source: In...

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Grace Paley: The word career...

Grace Paley: The word career...

The word career is a divisive word. It's a word that divides the normal life from business or professional...

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