"There are worse words than cuss-words, there are words that hurt."

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Source : Tillie Olsen (2013). “Tell Me a Riddle, Requa I, and Other Works”, p.31, U of Nebraska Press

Tillie Olsen

#Hurt Quotes #Cuss Words Quotes

“For now she need not think of anybody. She could be herself, by herself. And that was what now she often felt the need of - to think; well not even to think. To be silent; to be alone.”
“Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise.”
“Don't be afraid in nature: one must be bold, at the risk of having been deceived and making mistakes.”
“We believe that when we choose anything, judge a stranger and even fall in love, we understand the principal factors that influenced us. Very often nothing could be further from the truth. As a result, many of our most basic assumptions about ourselves, and society, are false.”
“I think, because it's one of my favorite moments in [Charles Manson's Hollywood]. That series got a lot of attention and people talk about it a lot, but they tend to focus on the episodes that have more to do with the murder, Charles Manson doing something particularly weird, or Sharon Tate.”

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“The solution of the social problem is in liberty.”
“A politician is a statesman who approaches every question with an open mouth.”
“I look at the Senior Al Gore that I had the chance to serve in the Senate with. A great human being. He went down to defeat to this right wing bunch back at the time.”

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