"Instead of idleness, vanity, or an intellect formed by the spoon-feeding of others, my girls have acquired energy, industry, and independence."

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Source : Geraldine Brooks (2006). “March”, p.85, Penguin

Geraldine Brooks

#Girl Quotes #Vanity Quotes #Independence Quotes

“I can now say that the more I learnt about Islam, the more tolerant I became.”

Source : Interview with Ayesha Tammy Haq, newslinemagazine.com.
“Cross-examination is beyond any doubt the greatest legal engine ever invented for the discovery of truth. ... Cross-examination, not trial by jury, is the great and permanent contribution of the Anglo-American system of law to improved methods of trial-procedure.”

Source : John Henry Wigmore (1923). “A Treatise on the Anglo-American System of Evidence in Trials at Common Law: Including the Statutes and Judicial Decisions of All Jurisdictions of the United States and Canada”
“...wingsâ€”-vast shimmering wings, their reach so great they swept the walls on either side of the alley, each feather like the wind-tugged lick of a candle flame.”
“Biological age, I think because I've been taking care of myself for so long I know not just my reproductive organs but my heart, you know, are much younger than - than what I am.”
“I refused David Letterman's proposal of marriage for obvious reasons, but thanks for asking.”

Source : "Multiple Sclerosis". Online chat, www.washingtonpost.com. June 2, 2004.
“We cannot start over, but we can begin now, and make a new beginning”
“You can never really judge your work because once it's done, it's done.”
“Good drama must be drastic.”

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