"I know that family life in America is a minefield, an economic trap for women, a study in disappointment for both sexes."

-- Anne Roiphe

#Family Quotes #Sex Quotes #Disappointment Quotes

“Growth of consciousness does not depend on the might of the intellect but on the conviction of the heart.”
“When you've tried all the salves in the world and they don't work, you start thinking about fire”

Source : Stephen R. Donaldson (1982). “The wounded land”, Del Rey
“The most important thing for a writer to do is to write. It really doesn't matter what you write as long as you are able to write fluidly, very quickly, very effortlessly. It needs to become not second nature but really first nature to you. And read; you need to read and you need to read excellent books and then some bad books. Not as many bad books, but some bad books, so that you can see what both look like and why both are what they are.”
“PETA is such an important cause to me. The mistreatment of animals is something that just really gets me. I feel it's really the most important part of what I do. Don't Eat Meat! Don't Wear Fur! I mean, there are so many other options these days.”
“My own electorate, which I represented for 36 years as an anti-apartheid politician, had a considerable number of Jewish voters supporting me throughout my career.”
“I love New York. I first came here with my Mom when I was in 9th grade. I took the subway for the first time and the doors closed between me and my Mom, and I was so scared. I could see her through the window and I didn't know what to do. I got off at the next stop and she caught up to me, but I couldn't stop crying.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Typical reaction to scrutiny: attack and mock messenger and message, minimize the problem, hope attention dies down.”
“I plan to die at my desk.”

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