"All the asylum clothing is made by the patients, but sewing does not employ one's mind. After several months' confinement the thoughts of the busy world grow faint, and all the poor prisoners can do is to sit and ponder over their hopeless fate"

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Source : Nellie Bly (2015). “The Collected Works of Nellie Bly (Annotated)”, p.82, Golgotha Press

Nellie Bly

#Fate Quotes #Mind Quotes #World Quotes

“Don't be afraid to be different.”
“There is no calling of God to man on earth but what brings with it the evidence of its authenticity.”
“I'm a sucker for corn rows and manicured toes.”
“All my moves were designed to promote the happiness and wellbeing of my family, rather than fame.”

Source : "Obituaries". www.fpp.co.uk. July 11, 2003.
“Get yourself out of whatever cage you find yourself in.”
“On an iPhone, you touch on the digital keyboard and you know how the letter pops up and shows up bigger so you're making sure you're touching the correct letter? That's Nokia innovation.”

Source : "Nokia Has $6 Billion In Patents And It's Ready To Start Selling Some Of Them" by Jay Yarow, www.businessinsider.com. Julу 19, 2012.
“I finally accept that not only do I not understand the death of my relationship, but I do not need to. These men were good and kind to me, they loved me and I loved them back and the shock at the finish holds no wisdom. The revelation is not that I lost them, but that I had them.”
“It's the weight of expectation that's the hardest to deal with, really, from my point of view.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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