"[I began to unload] the pyramid of honors, civic and literary, which had been heaped on me by the headlong process of rewarding a popular success. One day, I sat down and wrote a wholesale lot of letters of resignation. When I finished, I didn't belong to a single authors club or patriotic society. I was myself again, whatever that was."

-- Mary Antin

#Patriotic Quotes #Pyramids Quotes #Honor Quotes

“There is nothing that a New-Englander so nearly worships as an argument.”
“My happiness came from learning my purpose, which is to be honest and to share things that normal people probably wouldn't share, in an effort to support and uplift other women. I love that my journey gives other women hope, letting them see how far God can bring a soul.”

Source : Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
“I remember when I was in college, I used to watch Julia Child's cooking show during dinner and joke with my roommates about becoming a TV chef.”
“I wouldnâ€™t like to meet you when youâ€™ve got a revolver,â€ said Margarita with a coquettish look at Azazello. She had a passion for people who did things well.”
“I have a short attention span.”
“It's kind of strange-- in fiction you get to tell lies and are applauded for it.”

Source : Robert James Waller (2009). “Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend”, p.43, Hachette UK
“I must absorb everything while I'm still singing and step onto the stages of my many homes, and look out at the familiar surroundings, at the people who have come to hear me, to hear music.”

Source : Marilyn Horne, Jane Scovell (1983). “Marilyn Horne, my life”, Scribner
“Sometimes with a comedy it's just having the instinct of how real you play it and what level you want it.”

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