"Biology is destiny only for girls."

-- Elizabeth Hardwick

#Girl Quotes #Destiny Quotes #Biology Quotes

“I'm Chinese-American, of course, and so it's very interesting to see China actually launch their own astronauts, becoming the third nation, following the United States and Russia, to do so.”
“When one of my characters becomes aware of a magical element, it might be because the world is wider than we assume it to be, but it might also be a reminder to pay attention to what is here already, hidden only because it's been forgotten.”
“You must drop all your democracy. You must not believe in ''the people.'' One class is no better than another. It must be a case of Wisdom, or Truth. Let the working classes be working classes. That is the truth. There must be an aristocracy of people who have wisdom, and there must be a Ruler: a Kaiser: no Presidents and democracies.”
“Don't you realize that the sea is the home of water? All water is off on a journey unless it's in the sea, and it's homesick, and bound to make its way home someday.”
“My request that my writing be read twice has aroused great indignation. Unjustly so. After all, I do not ask that they be read once.”
“Never suffer the prejudice of the eye to determine the heart.”
“The only person who can really motivate you is you.”
“I find that the critics of voluntary service are all too often those who are prepared to accept such services when they require them but deride them with cynicism and scepticism when they see others helping and being helped.”

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