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Susan Sontag: War-making is one...

Susan Sontag: War-making is one...

War-making is one of the few activities that people are not supposed to view realistically; that is, with an eye to...

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Simone de Beauvoir: There is no...

Simone de Beauvoir: There is no...

There is no justification for present existence other than its expansion into an indefinitely open...

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Virgilia Peterson: Words have their...

Virgilia Peterson: Words have their...

Words have their genealogy, their history, their economy, their literature, their art and music, as too they have...

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Virgilia Peterson: Perhaps it is...

Virgilia Peterson: Perhaps it is...

Perhaps it is the expediency in the political eye that blinds it.

Source: A Matter...

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Susan B Anthony: Those of you...

Susan B Anthony: Those of you...

Those of you who have the talent to do honor to poor womanhood, have all given yourself over to baby-making. ....

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Susan B Anthony: [S]o long as...

Susan B Anthony: [S]o long as...

[S]o long as society says a woman is incompetent to be a lawyer, minister or doctor, but has ample ability to be a...

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Dorothy Parker: Scratch an actor...

Dorothy Parker: Scratch an actor...

Scratch an actor and you'll find an actress.

Source: Attributed.
-- Dorothy...

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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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Erma Bombeck: I take a...

Erma Bombeck: I take a...

I take a very practical view of raising children. I put a sign in each of their rooms: Checkout Time is 18...

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Emily Dickinson: Dreams are the...

Emily Dickinson: Dreams are the...

Dreams are the subtle Dower
That make us rich an Hour
Then fling us poor
Out of the purple...

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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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Emily Dickinson: We must be...

Emily Dickinson: We must be...

We must be careful what we say. No bird resumes its egg.

Source: Letter, 1874; in...

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Katharine Hepburn: Only the really...

Katharine Hepburn: Only the really...

Only the really plain people know about love the very fascinating ones try so hard to create an impression that they...

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Lois McMaster Bujold: The will to...

Lois McMaster Bujold: The will to...

The will to be stupid is a very powerful force, but there are always alternatives.

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George Eliot: To act with...

George Eliot: To act with...

To act with doubleness towards a man whose own conduct was double, was so near an approach to virtue that it deserved...

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Mary Wortley Montagu: Life is too...

Mary Wortley Montagu: Life is too...

Life is too short for a long story.

Source: Letter, 19 Jul 1759; in Selected...

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Rita Mae Brown: Lead me not...

Rita Mae Brown: Lead me not...

Lead me not into temptation; I can find the way myself.

Source: From a collection...

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Rita Mae Brown: Show me a...

Rita Mae Brown: Show me a...

Show me a writer, any writer, who hasn't suffered and I'll show you someone who writes in pastels as opposed to...

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George Eliot: Certainly, the mistakes...

George Eliot: Certainly, the mistakes...

Certainly, the mistakes that we male and female mortals make when we have our own way might fairly raise some wonder...

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George Eliot: I at least...

George Eliot: I at least...

I at least have so much to do in unraveling certain human lots, and seeing how they were woven and interwoven, that...

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