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Eudora Welty: Writing fiction has...

Eudora Welty: Writing fiction has...

Writing fiction has developed in me an abiding respect for the unknown in a human lifetime and a sense of where to...

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Dorothy L Sayers: Paradoxical as it...

Dorothy L Sayers: Paradoxical as it...

Paradoxical as it may seem, to believe in youth is to look backward; to look forward we must believe in...

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Dorothy L Sayers: There certainly does...

Dorothy L Sayers: There certainly does...

There certainly does seem a possibility that the detective story will come to an end, simply because the public will...

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Robertson Davies: Canada is not...

Robertson Davies: Canada is not...

Canada is not really a place where you are encouraged to have large spiritual adventures.

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Elizabeth Bowen: Autumn arrives in...

Elizabeth Bowen: Autumn arrives in...

Autumn arrives in the early morning, but spring at the close of a winter day.

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Gertrude Stein: Oh, I wish...

Gertrude Stein: Oh, I wish...

Oh, I wish I were a miser; being a miser must be so occupying.

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Erica Jong: I went for...

Erica Jong: I went for...

I went for years not finishing anything. Because, of course, when you finish something you can be judged . . . I had...

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E L Konigsburg: The adventure is...

E L Konigsburg: The adventure is...

The adventure is over. Everything gets over, and nothing is ever enough. Except the part you carry with...

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Rachel Field: I used to...

Rachel Field: I used to...

I used to think I had ambition . . . but now I'm not so sure. It may have been only discontent. They're easily...

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Mary Martha Sherwood: The book of...

Mary Martha Sherwood: The book of...

The book of Nature, my dear Henry, is full of holy lessons, ever new and ever varied; and to learn to discover these...

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Mary Martha Sherwood: . . ....

Mary Martha Sherwood: . . ....

. . . a dirty exterior is a great enemy to beauty of all descriptions.

Source: The...

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Maxine Hong Kingston: The sweat of...

Maxine Hong Kingston: The sweat of...

The sweat of hard work is not to be displayed. It is much more graceful to appear favored by the...

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Carolyn Wells: We should live...

Carolyn Wells: We should live...

We should live and learn; but by the time we've learned, it's too late to live.

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Natalie Clifford Barney: The advantage of...

Natalie Clifford Barney: The advantage of...

The advantage of love at first sight is that it delays a second sight.

Source: In...

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Ian Fleming: A woman should...

Ian Fleming: A woman should...

A woman should be an illusion.

Source: Life of Ian Fleming, by John Pearson.
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Beatrix Potter: Don't go into...

Beatrix Potter: Don't go into...

Don't go into Mr. McGregor's garden: your Father had an accident there; he was put in a pie by Mrs....

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Kenneth Grahame: It is the...

Kenneth Grahame: It is the...

It is the restrictions placed on vice by our social code which makes its pursuit so peculiarly...

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Romain Rolland: I know at...

Romain Rolland: I know at...

I know at last what distinguishes man from animals; financial worries.

Source: In...

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Edna O'Brien: . . ....

Edna O'Brien: . . ....

. . . in dreams begins responsibility.

Source: In Words of Women Quotations for...

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William H Gass: If you believed...

William H Gass: If you believed...

If you believed yourself to be a writer of . . . eminence, you are now assured of being over the hill not a sturdy...

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