"An engaged woman is always more agreeable than a disengaged. She is satisfied with herself. Her cares are over, and she feels that she may exert all her powers of pleasing without suspicion. All is safe with a lady engaged; no harm can be done."

-- Jane Austen

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“I don't know why he [Darren Star] is so good at writing for women. Maybe he just likes women. I'm not quite sure what the magic recipe is, other than he just knows how to entertain an audience, and he knows when to be gooey and sweet, and when to be provocative and naughty.”
“Although Dorothy in Blue Velvet was humiliated and hurt by men, basically I could react to how she felt.”
“Incremental change is better than ambitious failure. . . .Success feeds on itself.”

Source : Tal Ben-Shahar (2011). “Complete Guide to Being Happier (EBOOK BUNDLE)”, p.9, McGraw-Hill Professional
“Most of the big money people don't know what would interest an audience if you did it. They only know what interested the audience last time.”
“Just previous to the birth of my little son, my mind gave way and my child was born in the asylum for the insane at Stockton, Cal. My boy was buried there.”
“But to proceed in this reconciling project with regard to the question of liberty and necessity; the most contentious question of metaphysics, the most contentious science...”
“I cannot in good conscience participate in a celebratory occasion hosted by a country where people like myself are being systematically denied their basic right to live and love openly,”
“Let's review the cost-free techniques that we've learned so far for raising an achievement-oriented, obedient, drug-free, virgin adult: Calamity, Praise, Local Theater, and flat feet. Another key element is "Strong Father Figure / Fear Thereof."”

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