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P D James: A man who...

P D James: A man who...

A man who lives with nature is used to violence and is companionable with death. There is more violence in an English...

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Nadine Gordimer: Truth isn't always...

Nadine Gordimer: Truth isn't always...

Truth isn't always beauty, but the hunger for it is.

Source: A Bolter and the...

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Faith Baldwin: Time is a...

Faith Baldwin: Time is a...

Time is a dressmaker specializing in alterations.

Source: Face Toward the...

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George Eliot: Boots and shoes...

George Eliot: Boots and shoes...

Boots and shoes are the greatest trouble of my life. Everything else one can turn and turn about, and make old look...

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George Eliot: Gossip is a...

George Eliot: Gossip is a...

Gossip is a sort of smoke that comes from the dirty tobacco-pipes of those who diffuse it: it proves nothing but the...

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George Eliot: Every woman is...

George Eliot: Every woman is...

Every woman is supposed to have the same set of motives, or else to be a monster.

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Jane Austen: It will, I...

Jane Austen: It will, I...

It will, I believe, be everywhere found, that as the clergy are, or are not what they ought to be, so are the rest of...

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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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Emily Dickinson: His Labor is...

Emily Dickinson: His Labor is...

His Labor is a Chant --
His Idleness --a Tune --
Oh, for a Bee's experience
Of Clovers, and of...

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Anna Letitia Barbauld: The awakenings of...

Anna Letitia Barbauld: The awakenings of...

The awakenings of remorse, virtuous shame and indignation, the glow of moral approbation if they do not lead to...

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Emily Dickinson: I argue thee...

Emily Dickinson: I argue thee...

I argue thee that love is life
And life hath immortality.


Source: In Words of...

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Susan Sontag: He who despises...

Susan Sontag: He who despises...

He who despises himself esteems himself as a self-despiser.

Source: Death Kit,...

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Dorothy Parker: Hollywood money isn't...

Dorothy Parker: Hollywood money isn't...

Hollywood money isn't money. It's congealed snow, melts in your hand, and there you are.

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Dorothy Uhnak: He maintained that...

Dorothy Uhnak: He maintained that...

He maintained that the case was lost or won by the time the final juror had been sworn in; his summation was set in...

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Margaret Bourke-White: Only by his...

Margaret Bourke-White: Only by his...

Only by his action can a man make (himself/his life) whole . . . . You are responsible for what you have done and the...

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Fran Lebowitz: Spilling your guts...

Fran Lebowitz: Spilling your guts...

Spilling your guts is just exactly as charming as it sounds.

Source: Social...

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Fran Lebowitz: Large, naked, raw...

Fran Lebowitz: Large, naked, raw...

Large, naked, raw carrots are acceptable as food only to those who live in hutches eagerly awaiting...

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Erma Bombeck: Guilt: the gift...

Erma Bombeck: Guilt: the gift...

Guilt: the gift that keeps on giving.

Source: Quoted by John Skow Time, 2 Jul...

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George Eliot: Our passions do...

George Eliot: Our passions do...

Our passions do not live apart in locked chambers but dress in their small wardrobe of notions, bring their provisions...

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George Eliot: The reward of...

George Eliot: The reward of...

The reward of one duty is the power to fulfill another.

Source: Moredecai, in...

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