"Heed my words, daughter, if you ever mean to be happy: Never give yourself to a man."

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Source : Donna Woolfolk Cross (2009). “Pope Joan: A Novel”, p.64, Broadway Books

Donna Woolfolk Cross

#Daughter Quotes #Mean Quotes #Men Quotes

“God has never made a failure; that he gave birth to you means you are a success. Success is in your DNA.”
“Justin Martyr says that he was impressed in his study of the Old Testament, at the seriousness and contents of these writings, and became convinced that Jesus fulfilled these texts.”

Source : Source: www.patheos.com
“I have realized why corrupt politicians do nothing to improve the quality of public school education. They are terrified of educated voters.”
“When you drink fluoridated water, you're drinking liquid Prozac. You drink enough of it, even though it's a small amount, drink it for decades and decades and what does Prozac do to you? It dumbs you down; it makes you docile.”
“How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child!”
“Maybe tomorrow is counting on me To learn my lessons today I'll start by taking a step at a time And stop throwing my blessings away I'll get myself up and I'll brush myself off And take back some of the pride that I've lost 'Cause you can't always keep your feet on the ground I guess we all learn the hard way and we all fall down”

Source : Song: We All Fall Down
“I just go to lunch. And I never know when something is going into the file and something is not.”
“It is really something, the extent to which we allow ourselves to live without thinking of things that we know, in the abstract, are bad, and are going on right now, somewhere far away. We think, "Well, what are you gonna do?" In a way, that little instinct, that "What are you gonna do?" is the most dangerous thing in the world.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net

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