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Louisa May Alcott: My definition [of...

Louisa May Alcott: My definition [of...

My definition [of a philosopher] is a man up in a balloon, with his family and friends holding the ropes which confine...

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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: Necessity does the...

George Eliot: Necessity does the...

Necessity does the work of courage.

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

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George Eliot: It is a...

George Eliot: It is a...

It is a common enough case, that of a man being suddenly captivated by a woman nearly the opposite of his...

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Emily Dickinson: Hope it strange...

Emily Dickinson: Hope it strange...

Hope it strange invention --
A Patent of the Heart --
In unremitting action
Yet never wearing...

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Dorothy Parker: Scratch a king...

Dorothy Parker: Scratch a king...

Scratch a king and find a fool!

Source: Salome's Dancing-Lesson, St. 3; in Death...

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Fran Lebowitz: Vegetables are interesting...

Fran Lebowitz: Vegetables are interesting...

Vegetables are interesting but lack a sense of purpose when unaccompanied by a good cut of...

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Helen Rowland: It takes one...

Helen Rowland: It takes one...

It takes one woman twenty years to make a man of her son --and another woman twenty minutes to make a fool of...

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Susan Sontag: Jews and homosexuals...

Susan Sontag: Jews and homosexuals...

Jews and homosexuals are the outstanding creative minorities in contemporary urban culture. Creative, that is, in the...

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Fran Lebowitz: A salad is...

Fran Lebowitz: A salad is...

A salad is not a meal. It is a style.

Source: In Webster's Electronic Quotebase,...

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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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Jane Austen: The pleasantness of...

Jane Austen: The pleasantness of...

The pleasantness of an employment does not always evince its propriety.

Source:...

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Madeleine L'Engle: Truth is eternal,...

Madeleine L'Engle: Truth is eternal,...

Truth is eternal, knowledge is changeable. It is disastrous to confuse them.

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Fran Lebowitz: Don't bother discussing...

Fran Lebowitz: Don't bother discussing...

Don't bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.

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George Eliot: Errors look so...

George Eliot: Errors look so...

Errors look so very ugly in persons of small means --one feels they are taking quite a liberty in going astray;...

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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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Jane Austen: But Shakespeare one...

Jane Austen: But Shakespeare one...

But Shakespeare one gets acquainted with without knowing how. It is a part of an Englishman's constitution. His...

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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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Katharine Hepburn: It's a business...

Katharine Hepburn: It's a business...

It's a business you go into because your an egocentric. It's a very embarrassing...

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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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