"In the end I would always pull up with a sense of glory, that loving is the strong side. It's feeble to be an object. What's the point of being loved in return, I'd ask myself."

-- Katherine Dunn

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“I played with dolls until I was 15. My mother encouraged it because my older sister got married when she was 15, so Mom thought that the longer I stayed with dolls, the better.”
“No people ever recognize their dictator in advance. He never stands for election on the platform of dictatorship. He always represents himself as the instrument - the Incorporated National Will. ... When our dictator turns up you can depend on it that he will be one of the boys, and he will stand for everything traditionally American. And nobody will ever say "Heil" to him, nor will they call him "Führer" or "Duce." But they will greet him with one great big, universal, democratic, sheeplike bleat of "O.K., Chief! Fix it like you wanna, Chief! Oh Kaaaay!"”

Source : "Watchdogs of Democracy? : The Waning Washington Press Corps and How it Has Failed the Public" by Helen Thomas, (p. 172), 2006.
“Even though it's my job to be an actor, I have given my life to God.”
“The people of the Southern States now own near five millions of these negroes, and they are worth to them near three millions of dollars.”
“I like telling stories.”

Source : "Exclusive: Hunter Parrish Talks WEEDS Season 7". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. June 27, 2011.
“As a rule, what is out of sight disturbs men's minds more seriously than what they see.”

Source : Julius Caesar (2012). “The Gallic War”, p.157, Courier Corporation
“I believe that the world has become more democratic and open. Women have become more outspoken, more active and competitive. They have achieved great accomplishments in many fields that were previously dominated by men.”

Source : Source: www.glamour.com
“Though everything else may appear shallow and repulsive, even the smallest task in music is so absorbing, and carries us so far away from town, country, earth, and all worldly things, that it is truly a blessed gift of God.”

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