"O woman, born first to believe us; Yea, also born first to forget; Born first to betray and deceive us, Yet first to repent and regret."

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Source : Joaquin Miller (1873). “Songs of the Sun-lands”, p.175

Joaquin Miller

#Betrayal Quotes #Regret Quotes #Women Quotes

“I always find a couple of hecklers... I'll kinda look at them, stare at 'em, and let them know I can't be stopped.”
“Trouble is, kids feel they have to shock their elders and each generation grows up into something harder to shock.”
“Rarely a producer gives me music and I write to it. I think that's too easy. Most of the time for me, it's on an elevator or in my car listening to absolutely nothing. I'll just be driving and then the lyrics birth.”
“I'm normally late, so I just kind of throw on the sort of thing that's at hand. And then I'll go through phases of wearing the same thing again and again and again - and my wardrobe is mainly about black and white, so it goes together. I'll play with certain elements, but I don't really think about it too much.”

Source : "Daphne Guinness: An Icon On Fashion's Cutting Edge". "All Things Considered" with Jacki Lyden, www.npr.org. November 13, 2011.
“There is no such thing as a failure who keeps trying.”
“I am not trying to be young again. But I do feel the need to capture that energy in story form before it slips from my mind, to recount those adventures if not relive them.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“The day firing becomes easy is the day to fire yourself.”
“We can endure much more than we think we can; all human experience testifies to that. All we need to do is learn not to be afraid of pain. Grit your teeth and let it hurt. Don't deny it, don't be overwhelmed by it. It will not last forever. One day, the pain will be gone and you will still be there.”

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