"But it's also the beginning of another level of liberation for her]Eleanor Roosevelt], because when she returns to New York, she gets very involved in a new level of politics. She meets Esther Lape and Elizabeth Read, and becomes very involved in the women's movement, and then in the peace movement. And ironically, the years of her greatest despair become also the years of her great liberation."

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Blanche Wiesen Cook

#New York Quotes #Years Quotes #Despair Quotes

“I have always employed humor, and I think it's absolutely crucial that we do because, among other things, humor is the only free emotion.”
“Britain today is suffering from galloping obsolescence.”
“The law always limits every power it gives.”
“I was different from most young conductors today.”
“They say the first World Series is the one you remember most. No, no no. I guarantee you don't remember that one because the fantasy world you always dreamed about is suddenly real.”
“When we came to America, the movies here needed a "new wave." European films looked totally different than American movies, which were these lush, glossy pictures with this elaborate production design.”

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“I don't get much out of doing a red carpet.”
“What does God need with a starship?”

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