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Zora Neale Hurston: I am not...

Zora Neale Hurston: I am not...

I am not tragically colored. There is no great sorrow dammed up in my soul, nor lurking behind my eyes. I do not mind...

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Sarah Josepha Hale: She was a...

Sarah Josepha Hale: She was a...

She was a weak woman - too highly elated in prosperity, too easily depressed by adversity - not considering that both...

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May Swenson: The summer that...

May Swenson: The summer that...

The summer that I was ten --
Can it be there was only one summer that I was ten? It must
have been a long one...

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Georgia Douglas Johnson: I battered the...

Georgia Douglas Johnson: I battered the...

I battered the cordons around me
And cradled my wings on the breeze,
Then soared to the uttermost...

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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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Brigitte Bardot: It is better...

Brigitte Bardot: It is better...

It is better to be unfaithful than faithful without wanting to be.

Source: The...

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Katharine Hepburn: My greatest strength...

Katharine Hepburn: My greatest strength...

My greatest strength is . . . common sense. I'm really a standard brand -- like Campbell's tomato soup or Baker's...

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Carrie Fisher: I think of...

Carrie Fisher: I think of...

I think of my body as a side effect of my mind. Like a thought I had once that manifested itself-- Oops! Oh no!...

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Carrie Fisher: Instant gratification takes...

Carrie Fisher: Instant gratification takes...

Instant gratification takes too long.

Source: x
-- Carrie Fisher, (Oct 21...

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Roseanne Barr: It's okay to...

Roseanne Barr: It's okay to...

It's okay to be fat. So you're fat. Just be fat and shut up about it.

Source:...

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Lily Tomlin: The formula for...

Lily Tomlin: The formula for...

The formula for water is H2O. Is the formula for an ice cube H2O squared?

Source:...

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Marilu Henner: You know, one...

Marilu Henner: You know, one...

You know, one of the biggest thrills that I have is when famous people recognize me from Taxi. When I was working with...

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Mari Evans: If we have...

Mari Evans: If we have...

If we have the Word let us
say it
If we have the Word let us
be it
If we have the Word let...

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Jessie Redmon Fauset: There is no...

Jessie Redmon Fauset: There is no...

There is no peace with you
Nor any rest!
Your presence is a torture to the brain.
Your words are barbed...

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Paula Gunn Allen: An odd thing...

Paula Gunn Allen: An odd thing...

An odd thing occurs in the minds of Americans when Indian civilization in mentioned: little or...

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Susan Griffin: I am not...

Susan Griffin: I am not...

I am not so different in my history of abandonment from anyone else after all. We have all been split away from the...

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Susan Griffin: Before a secret...

Susan Griffin: Before a secret...

Before a secret is told, one can often feel the weight of it in the atmosphere.

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Diane Ackerman: There is no...

Diane Ackerman: There is no...

There is no way in which to understand the world without first detecting it through the radar-net of our...

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Ella Wheeler Wilcox: Come, cuddle your...

Ella Wheeler Wilcox: Come, cuddle your...

Come, cuddle your head on my shoulder, dear,
Your head like the golden-rod,
And we will go sailing away from...

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Jane Fonda: When you can't...

Jane Fonda: When you can't...

When you can't remember why you're hurt, that's when you're healed.

Source: In The...

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