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Lois McMaster Bujold: Experience suggests it...

Lois McMaster Bujold: Experience suggests it...

Experience suggests it doesn?t matter so much how you got here, as what you do after you arrive....

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Angela Carter: Reading a book...

Angela Carter: Reading a book...

Reading a book is like re-writing it for yourself. . . . You bring to a novel, anything you read, all your experience...

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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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Ruby Dee: The kind of...

Ruby Dee: The kind of...

The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within -- strength, courage,...

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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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Liv Ullmann: We all need...

Liv Ullmann: We all need...

We all need somebody to talk to. It would be good if we talked . . . not just pitter-patter, but real talk. We...

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Lucille Clifton: children<br>when they ask...

Lucille Clifton: children
when they ask...

children
when they ask you
why your mama so funny
say
she is a poet
she don't have no...

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Maureen Duffy: The pain of...

Maureen Duffy: The pain of...

The pain of love is the pain of being alive. It's a perpetual wound.

Source:...

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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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Ella Wheeler Wilcox: A pat on...

Ella Wheeler Wilcox: A pat on...

A pat on the back is only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, but is miles ahead in...

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Katharine Hepburn: Life can be...

Katharine Hepburn: Life can be...

Life can be wildly tragic at times, and I've had my share. But whatever happens to you, you have to keep a slightly...

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Lotte Lehmann: But to me...

Lotte Lehmann: But to me...

But to me the actual sound of the words is all important; I feel always that the words complete the music and must...

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Emma Lazarus: His cup is...

Emma Lazarus: His cup is...

His cup is gall, his meat is tears,
His passion lasts a thousand years.


Source:...

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Edith Sitwell: I am patient...

Edith Sitwell: I am patient...

I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of it.

Source: In...

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Billie Holiday: Sometimes it's worse...

Billie Holiday: Sometimes it's worse...

Sometimes it's worse to win a fight than to lose.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Tina Turner: I didn't have...

Tina Turner: I didn't have...

I didn't have anybody, really, no foundation in life, so I had to make my own way. Always, from the start, I had to go...

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Oprah Winfrey: When I look...

Oprah Winfrey: When I look...

When I look into the future, it's so bright it burns my eyes.

Source: In The...

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Barbra Streisand: Success to me...

Barbra Streisand: Success to me...

Success to me is having ten honeydew melons, and eating only the top half of each one.

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Jackie Moms Mabley: Life is like...

Jackie Moms Mabley: Life is like...

Life is like a game of poker: If you don't put any in the pot, there won't be any to take...

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