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Tallulah Bankhead: Let's not quibble!...

Tallulah Bankhead: Let's not quibble!...

Let's not quibble! I'm the foe of moderation, the champion of excess. If I may lift a line from a die-hard whose...

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Cornelia Otis Skinner: Women's virtue is...

Cornelia Otis Skinner: Women's virtue is...

Women's virtue is man's greatest invention.

Source: In Paris '90.
-- Cornelia...

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Roseanne Barr: Women should try...

Roseanne Barr: Women should try...

Women should try to increase their size rather than decrease it, because I believe the bigger we are, the more space...

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Carol Burnett: When someone who...

Carol Burnett: When someone who...

When someone who is known for being comedic does something straight, it' s always a big breakthrough or a radical...

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M F K Fisher: . . ....

M F K Fisher: . . ....

. . . gastronomical perfection can be reached in these combinations: one person dining alone, usually upon a couch or...

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Lillian Carter: Every time I...

Lillian Carter: Every time I...

Every time I think that I'm getting old, and going to the grave, something else happens.

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Beatrice Hinkle: When one looks...

Beatrice Hinkle: When one looks...

When one looks back over human existence however, it is very evident that all culture has developed through an initial...

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Elizabeth Stuart Phelps: The great law...

Elizabeth Stuart Phelps: The great law...

The great law of denial belongs to the powerful forces of life, whether the case be one of coolish baked beans, or an...

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Judith Guest: To have a...

Judith Guest: To have a...

To have a reason to get up in the morning, it is necessary to possess a guiding principle. A belief of some kind. A...

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Rumer Godden: The motto was...

Rumer Godden: The motto was...

The motto was Pax, but the word was set in a circle of thorns.

Source: On a...

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Katherine Anne Porter: Our being is...

Katherine Anne Porter: Our being is...

Our being is subject to all the chances of life. There are so many things we are capable of, that we could be or do....

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Angela Carter: Fine art, that...

Angela Carter: Fine art, that...

Fine art, that exists for itself alone, is art in a final state of impotence. If nobody, including the artist,...

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Toni Cade Bambara: The story is...

Toni Cade Bambara: The story is...

The story is a piece of work. The novel is a way of life.

Source: The Writer on Her...

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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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Edith Clara Summerskill: Nagging is the...

Edith Clara Summerskill: Nagging is the...

Nagging is the repetition of unpalatable truths.

Source: Speech, 1960.
-- Edith...

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Pearl Buck: Every great mistake...

Pearl Buck: Every great mistake...

Every great mistake has a halfway moment, a split second when it can be recalled and perhaps...

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George Eliot: There is a...

George Eliot: There is a...

There is a sort of jealousy which needs very little fire; it is hardly a passion, but a blight bred in the cloudy,...

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Mary McCarthy: If someone tells...

Mary McCarthy: If someone tells...

If someone tells you he is going to make a realistic decision, you immediately understand that he has resolved to do...

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Mary McCarthy: We all live...

Mary McCarthy: We all live...

We all live in suspense from day to day; in other words, you are the hero of your own...

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Enid Bagnold: As for death...

Enid Bagnold: As for death...

As for death one gets used to it, even if it's only other people's death you get used to.

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