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Louisa May Alcott: I am not...

Louisa May Alcott: I am not...

I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.

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Jane Austen: We met ....

Jane Austen: We met ....

We met . . . Dr. Hall in such very deep mourning that either his mother, his wife, or himself must be...

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Jane Austen: It is a...

Jane Austen: It is a...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a...

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Jane Austen: One cannot have...

Jane Austen: One cannot have...

One cannot have too large a party.

Source: 'Emma'
-- Jane Austen, (Dec 16...

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Jane Austen: One half the...

Jane Austen: One half the...

One half the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.

Source: In...

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Jane Austen: Single women have...

Jane Austen: Single women have...

Single women have a dreadful propensity for being poor. Which is one very strong argument in favor of...

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Helen Rowland: Variety is the...

Helen Rowland: Variety is the...

Variety is the spice of love.

Source: Reflections of a Bachelor Girl (1903; p....

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Helen Rowland: Telling lies is...

Helen Rowland: Telling lies is...

Telling lies is a fault in a boy, an art in a lover, an accomplishment in a bachelor, and second-nature in a married...

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Fran Lebowitz: There is no...

Fran Lebowitz: There is no...

There is no such thing as inner peace. There is only nervousness or death. Any attempt to prove otherwise...

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George Eliot: For what is...

George Eliot: For what is...

For what is love itself, for the one we love best? An enfolding of immeasurable cares which yet are better than any...

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George Eliot: Harold, like the...

George Eliot: Harold, like the...

Harold, like the rest of us, had many impressions which saved him the trouble of distinct...

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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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Enid Bagnold: The great and...

Enid Bagnold: The great and...

The great and terrible step was taken. What else could you expect from a girl so expectant? 'Sex,' said Frank Harris,...

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George Eliot: Education was almost...

George Eliot: Education was almost...

Education was almost always a matter of luck usually ill luck in those distant days.

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George Eliot: Perhaps his might...

George Eliot: Perhaps his might...

Perhaps his might be one of the natures where a wise estimate of consequences is fused in the fires of that passionate...

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George Eliot: Friendships begin with...

George Eliot: Friendships begin with...

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude roots that can be pulled up.

Source: In...

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George Eliot: Our deeds still...

George Eliot: Our deeds still...

Our deeds still travel with us from afar, and what we have been makes us what we are.

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George Eliot: Human beings must...

George Eliot: Human beings must...

Human beings must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.

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Susan Sontag: Although none of...

Susan Sontag: Although none of...

Although none of the rules for becoming more alive is valid, it is healthy to keep on formulating...

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Dorothy Parker: Excuse my dust....

Dorothy Parker: Excuse my dust....

Excuse my dust.

Source: Alternative epitaph; in While Rome Burns, Our Mrs. Parker...

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