"To his doctrines I owe my great and glorious ambition for the sex to which I proudly belong and whose independence I shall defend until my dying day."

-- Rosa Bonheur

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“If a lecturer, he wishes to be heard; if a writer, to be read. He always hopes for a public beyond that of the long-suffering wife.”
“It's just like I get this identity crisis: my body doesn't want to write, my mind doesn't want to write. Nothing about me wants to write, but I force myself to sit there and try. Nothing happens.”
“If I ever become a Saint - I will surely be one of "darkness." I will continually be absent from heaven - to light the light of those in darkness on earth.”
“the mighty main sea is the begetter of clouds and winds and rivers.”
“Snow makes cities innocent again, reveals the frailty of the human gesture against the void.”
“One kid said to me, he said, Mr. Lloyd, we really owe you. And I explained to him, man, you owe me absolutely nothing. I said, whatever kind of career I had, it has served me well, but you do owe some people. And the people you owe are the folks who are going to come behind you. It's incumbent upon each watch â€” when you play your 10, 11 years and you're in your group â€” when you leave, I truly hope that you've done all you can possibly do to leave it a better place for the folks who come behind you.”
“I'm a very lucky girl.”
“Books make great gifts because they're something you love that you can share.”

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