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George Eliot: All meanings, we...

George Eliot: All meanings, we...

All meanings, we know, depend on the key of interpretation.

Source: Daniel Deronda,...

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George Eliot: A woman's hopes...

George Eliot: A woman's hopes...

A woman's hopes are woven of sunbeams; a shadow annihilates them.

Source: 'Felix...

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George Eliot: There is hardly...

George Eliot: There is hardly...

There is hardly any mental misery worse than that of having our own serious phrases, our own rooted beliefs,...

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George Eliot: You have such...

George Eliot: You have such...

You have such strong words at command, that they make the smallest argument seem...

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George Eliot: It is never...

George Eliot: It is never...

It is never too late to be what you might have been.

Source: In The World's Best...

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George Eliot: It will never...

George Eliot: It will never...

It will never rain roses; when we want to have more roses we must plant more trees.

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George Eliot: But most of...

George Eliot: But most of...

But most of us are apt to settle within ourselves that the man who blocks our way is odious, and not to mind causing...

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Jane Austen: From politics, it...

Jane Austen: From politics, it...

From politics, it was an easy step to silence.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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Jane Austen: In every power,...

Jane Austen: In every power,...

In every power, of which taste is the foundation, excellence is pretty fairly divided between the...

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Jane Austen: There is safety...

Jane Austen: There is safety...

There is safety in reserve, but no attraction. One cannot love a reserved person.

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Harriet Beecher Stowe: These words dropped...

Harriet Beecher Stowe: These words dropped...

These words dropped into my childish mind as if you should accidentally drop a ring into a deep well. I did not think...

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P D James: Metaphysical speculation is...

P D James: Metaphysical speculation is...

Metaphysical speculation is about as pointless as a discussion on the meaning of one's lungs. They're for...

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Ma Rainey: White folks hear...

Ma Rainey: White folks hear...

White folks hear the blues come out, but they don't know how it got there.

Source:...

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Judy Collins: I think people...

Judy Collins: I think people...

I think people who are creative are the luckiest people on earth. I know that there are no shortcuts, but you must...

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Emily Dickinson: Will you tell...

Emily Dickinson: Will you tell...

Will you tell me my fault, frankly as to yourself, for I had rather wince, than die. Men do not call the surgeon to...

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Emily Dickinson: Let us go...

Emily Dickinson: Let us go...

Let us go in; the fog is rising.

Source: Attributed last words; in A Certain World,...

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Emily Dickinson: I felt it...

Emily Dickinson: I felt it...

I felt it shelter to speak to you.

Source: Letter, 1878; in Letters of Emily...

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Emily Dickinson: They say God...

Emily Dickinson: They say God...

They say God is everywhere, and yet we always think of Him as somewhat of a recluse.

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Beah Richards: Race, what is...

Beah Richards: Race, what is...

Race, what is that? Race is a competition, somebody winning and somebody losing. . . .Blood doesn't run in races! ...

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Susan Sontag: I envy paranoids;...

Susan Sontag: I envy paranoids;...

I envy paranoids; they actually feel people are paying attention to them.

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