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Dorothy Parker: Just begin a...

Dorothy Parker: Just begin a...

Just begin a story with such a phrase as 'I remember Disraeli - poor old Dizz! - once saying to me, in answer to my...

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Dorothy Parker: She ran the...

Dorothy Parker: She ran the...

She ran the whole gamut of her emotions from A to B.

Source: Of Katharine Hepburn...

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Fran Lebowitz: Food is an...

Fran Lebowitz: Food is an...

Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

Source: Metropolitan Life, 'Food for...

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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: 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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George Eliot: Nothing is so...

George Eliot: Nothing is so...

Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand.

Source: Silas Marner, 1861
-- George...

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Jane Austen: You have delighted...

Jane Austen: You have delighted...

You have delighted us long enough.

Source: Pride and Prejudice, Ch. 18
-- Jane...

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George Eliot: There is only...

George Eliot: There is only...

There is only one failure in life possible, and that is not to be true to the best one...

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George Eliot: A woman's heart...

George Eliot: A woman's heart...

A woman's heart must be of such a size and no larger, else it must be pressed small, like Chinese feet; her happiness...

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George Eliot: Anger and jealousy...

George Eliot: Anger and jealousy...

Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love.

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George Eliot: She was no...

George Eliot: She was no...

She was no longer wrestling with the grief, but could sit down with it as a lasting companion and make it a sharer in...

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George Eliot: The beginning of...

George Eliot: The beginning of...

The beginning of an acquaintance whether with persons or things is to get a definite outline of our...

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George Eliot: I've never any...

George Eliot: I've never any...

I've never any pity for conceited people, because I think they carry their comfort about with...

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George Eliot: Men's men: gentle...

George Eliot: Men's men: gentle...

Men's men: gentle or simple, they're much of a muchness.

Source: Mrs. Girdle, in...

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George Eliot: Animals are such...

George Eliot: Animals are such...

Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.

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George Eliot: Necessity does the...

George Eliot: Necessity does the...

Necessity does the work of courage.

Source: Romola, 1863
-- George Eliot, (Nov...

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Louisa May Alcott: Let my name...

Louisa May Alcott: Let my name...

Let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth's sake, and so earn some...

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George Eliot: In the multitude...

George Eliot: In the multitude...

In the multitude of middle-aged men who go about their vocations in a daily course determined for them much in the...

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George Eliot: Solomon's Proverbs, I...

George Eliot: Solomon's Proverbs, I...

Solomon's Proverbs, I think, have omitted to say, that as the sore palate findeth grit, so an uneasy consciousness...

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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.

Source:
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