"Even cowards can endure hardship; only the brave can endure suspense."

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Source : Mignon McLaughlin (2014). “Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin”, p.47, BookBaby

Mignon McLaughlin

#Courage Quotes #Women Quotes #Brave Quotes

“Any fool can paint a picture, but it takes a wise man to be able to sell it.”
“A defeated nation is always explaining itself. That's why the best storytellers are always from vanquished nations.”
“The other day upon the stair, I saw a man who wasn't there. He wasn't there again today; how I wish he'd go away!" ~Gabrielle O'Callaghan towards Adam Black”
“I had the sensation that I might always be running like this, that I would always have to run, and that I would always be able to run.”
“I think music will always be a big part of my life. I can't go five minutes without singing, sometimes unconsciously. And people stare at me, and I'm wondering why they're staring, and then I'm realizing that I'm belting out a tune.”
“Not only the studying and writing of history but also the honoring of it both represent affirmations of a certain defiant faith a desperate, unreasoning faith, if you will but faith nevertheless in the endurance of this threatened world faith in the total essentiality of historical continuity.”
“Drinking is not a spectator sport.”
“Once a man offered me his heart and I said no. Not because I didnâ€™t love him. Not because he was a beast or white â€” I couldnâ€™t love him. Do you understand? In bed while we slept, our bodies inches apart, the dark between our flesh a wick. It was burning down. And he couldnâ€™t feel it.”

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