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Jane Austen: One of Edward's...

Jane Austen: One of Edward's...

One of Edward's Mistresses was Jane Shore, who has had a play written about her, but it is a tragedy and therefore not...

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Natalie Clifford Barney: If we keep...

Natalie Clifford Barney: If we keep...

If we keep an open mind, too much is likely to fall into it.

Source: In Samples...

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Catherine Deneuve: Film is a...

Catherine Deneuve: Film is a...

Film is a very young art that is still evolving. Soon, we shall reach a balance between content and...

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Roseanne Barr: They're all mine....

Roseanne Barr: They're all mine....

They're all mine. . . . Of course, I'd trade any one of them for a dishwasher.

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Roseanne Barr: Beauty comes in...

Roseanne Barr: Beauty comes in...

Beauty comes in all sizes-not just size 5.

Source: In The Quotable Quotations Book,...

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Emily Dickinson: The Possible's slow...

Emily Dickinson: The Possible's slow...

The Possible's slow fuse is lit
By the Imagination.


Source: In Webster's...

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Emily Dickinson: Success is counted...

Emily Dickinson: Success is counted...

Success is counted sweetest
By those who ne'er succeed.
To comprehend a nectar
Requires sorest...

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Emily Dickinson: Our journey had...

Emily Dickinson: Our journey had...

Our journey had advanced;
Our feet were almost come
To that odd fork in Being's road,
Eternity by...

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Emily Dickinson: Nature, like us...

Emily Dickinson: Nature, like us...

Nature, like us is sometimes caught
Without her diadem.


Source: The Complete...

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Emily Dickinson: Heaven is so...

Emily Dickinson: Heaven is so...

Heaven is so far of the Mind
That were the Mind dissolved --
The Site --of it --by Architect
Could not again...

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Emily Dickinson: Where thou art,...

Emily Dickinson: Where thou art,...

Where thou art, that is home.

Source: In The Ultimate Success Quotations...

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Cher: If you really...

Cher: If you really...

If you really want something, you can figure out how to make it happen.

Source: In...

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Roseanne Barr: I figure that...

Roseanne Barr: I figure that...

I figure that if the children are alive when I get home, I've done my job.

Source:...

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Roseanne Barr: There's nothing like...

Roseanne Barr: There's nothing like...

There's nothing like a hardship song to set my toes atappin.

Source: In The...

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Ethel Barrymore: That's all there...

Ethel Barrymore: That's all there...

That's all there is, there isn't any more.

Source: Curtain call, 1904.
-- Ethel...

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Helen Rowland: It is easier...

Helen Rowland: It is easier...

It is easier to keep half a dozen lovers guessing than to keep one lover after he has stopped...

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Helen Rowland: Love, the quest;...

Helen Rowland: Love, the quest;...

Love, the quest; marriage, the conquest; divorce, the inquest.

Source: Reflections...

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Helen Rowland: No man can...

Helen Rowland: No man can...

No man can understand why a woman shouldn't prefer a good reputation to a good time.

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Carolyn Heilbrun: Life has this...

Carolyn Heilbrun: Life has this...

Life has this in common with prizefighting: if you've received a belly blow, it's likely to be followed by a right to...

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Katharine Whitehorn: A good listener...

Katharine Whitehorn: A good listener...

A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talker with a sore...

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