"At this late hour a wagon has been procured, and I have had it filled with plate and the most valuable portable articles, belonging to the house."

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Source : Dolley Madison (1886). “Memoirs and Letters of Dolly Madison: Wife of James Madison, President of the United States”, Boston ; New York, Houghton, Mifflin

Dolley Madison

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“Anger has a way of seeping into every other emotion and planting itself in there.”
“The point about a great story is that it's got a beginning, a middle and end.”
“You can cook when you're hungry or cook to make a living or to feel creative or even just as a distraction, but cooking for the people whom you wake up with and go to sleep with is the best thing ever”

Source : Kim Severson (2010). “Spoon Fed: How Eight Cooks Saved My Life”, p.104, Penguin
“I taught writing classes at the University of Pennsylvania for a number of years and I realized that all you can do is encourage people and give them assignments and hope they will write them.”
“Financial planners who take commissions have a built-in conflict of interest...even with disclosure, my choice would be a Fee-Only planner.”
“The ready apology covers a multitude of social sins.”
“Fighters are fighters. We got each others backs in terms of support.”
“Anyone who is concerned about his dignity would be well advised to keep away from horses.”

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