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Katherine Paterson: Peace is not...

Katherine Paterson: Peace is not...

Peace is not won by those who fiercely guard their differences but by those who with open minds and hearts seek out...

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Amy Tan: How can you...

Amy Tan: How can you...

How can you say luck and chance are the same thing? Chance is the first step you take, luck is what comes...

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Eleanor H Porter: I can't see...

Eleanor H Porter: I can't see...

I can't see anythin, ter be glad about -- gettin, a pair of crutches when you wanted a doll! . . .
Goosey! Why,...

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Naomi Mitchison: It was as...

Naomi Mitchison: It was as...

It was as though there was a film going on inside my head, and I was watching it as it went by. I was completely...

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Lisa Alther: Any mother could...

Lisa Alther: Any mother could...

Any mother could perform the jobs of several air-traffic controllers with ease.

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Madeleine L'Engle: Be aware that...

Madeleine L'Engle: Be aware that...

Be aware that rigidity imprisons.

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-- Madeleine L'Engle, (Nov 28...

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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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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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Joyce Brothers: A philosopher is...

Joyce Brothers: A philosopher is...

A philosopher is a person who doesn't care which side his bread is buttered on; he knows he eats both sides...

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Joyce Brothers: There is a...

Joyce Brothers: There is a...

There is a rule in sailing where the more maneuverable ship should give way to the less maneuverable craft. I think...

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Sylvia Plath: There must be...

Sylvia Plath: There must be...

There must be quite a few things a hot bath won't cure, but I don't know many of them.

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Margaret Atwood: Another belief of...

Margaret Atwood: Another belief of...

Another belief of mine; that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in...

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Joyce Carol Oates: Our enemy is...

Joyce Carol Oates: Our enemy is...

Our enemy is by tradition our savior, in preventing us from superficiality.

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Elinor Glyn: Would you please...

Elinor Glyn: Would you please...

Would you please publish the enclosed manuscript or return it without delay, as I have other irons in the...

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Janet Frame: Writing a novel...

Janet Frame: Writing a novel...

Writing a novel is not merely going on a shopping expedition across the border to an unreal land: it is hours and...

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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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Toni Cade Bambara: And what is...

Toni Cade Bambara: And what is...

And what is religion, you might ask. It's a technology of living.

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Ivy Compton-Burnett: My youth is...

Ivy Compton-Burnett: My youth is...

My youth is escaping without giving me anything it owes me.

Source: A Heritage and...

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Shirley Jackson: The idea of...

Shirley Jackson: The idea of...

The idea of a series of items, following one another docilely, forms the only possible reasonable approach to life if...

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Tama Janowitz: As a writer,...

Tama Janowitz: As a writer,...

As a writer, I don't think it's my responsibility to make a point. I just write and hope there's someone who'll like...

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