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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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Margaret Atwood: Canada was built...

Margaret Atwood: Canada was built...

Canada was built on dead beavers.

Source: National Public Radio Interview/...

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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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George Eliot: In the vain...

George Eliot: In the vain...

In the vain laughter of folly wisdom hears half its applause.

Source: Romola, bk....

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Jane Austen: In nine cases...

Jane Austen: In nine cases...

In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels.

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Fawn M Brodie: There is, of...

Fawn M Brodie: There is, of...

There is, of course, a gold mine or a buried treasure on every mortgaged homestead. Whether the farmer ever digs for...

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Pearl Buck: The secret of...

Pearl Buck: The secret of...

The secret of joy in work is contained in one word excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy...

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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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Elizabeth Garrett Anderson: When I felt...

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson: When I felt...

When I felt rather overcome with [my father's] opposition, I said as firmly as I could, that I must have this or...

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Emily Blackwell: Health has its...

Emily Blackwell: Health has its...

Health has its science as well as disease. . .

Source: Written with her sister...

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Joanna Field: I used to...

Joanna Field: I used to...

I used to trouble about what life was for -- now being alive seems sufficient reason.

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Whitney Houston: Growing around [great...

Whitney Houston: Growing around [great...

Growing around [great musicians], you just can't help it. I identified with it immediately. It was something that was...

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Tallulah Bankhead: I've been called...

Tallulah Bankhead: I've been called...

I've been called many things, but never an intellectual.

Source: Tallulah, ch. 15,...

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Roseanne Barr: A guy is...

Roseanne Barr: A guy is...

A guy is a lump like a doughnut. So, first you gotta get rid of all the stuff his mom did to him. And then you gotta...

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Rita Dove: If only the...

Rita Dove: If only the...

If only the sun-drenched celebrities are being noticed and worshiped, then our children are going to have a tough time...

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Barbra Streisand: A human being...

Barbra Streisand: A human being...

A human being is only interesting if he's in contact with himself. I learned you have to trust yourself, be what you...

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Margaret Cho: I have learned...

Margaret Cho: I have learned...

I have learned to love that which is meant to harm me, so that I can stand in the way of those who are less strong. I...

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Gracie Allen: When my mother...

Gracie Allen: When my mother...

When my mother had to get dinner for 8 she'd just make enough for 16 and only serve half.

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Catherine Deneuve: I love to...

Catherine Deneuve: I love to...

I love to not work. I like to travel. I work maybe half the year, no more.

Source:...

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