"Wisdom can boast no higher attainment than happiness."

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Source : Ann Radcliffe (2015). “The Mysteries of Udolpho”, p.228, Sheba Blake Publishing

Ann Radcliffe

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“There is no scorn more profound, or on the whole more justifiable, than that of the men who make for the men who explain.”
“I also have to support my speaking voice by sitting in a way that engages the diaphragm in the way I would for singing.”

Source : "Soprano soundtrack" by Will Hodgkinson, www.theguardian.com. December 19, 2003.
“The last birthday that's any good is 23.”
“You can change a person's life in an instant; put him in a movie, and you start thinking differently, you want to be in another movie. It's like an addiction almost.”
“A jealous man only sees his own spectrum when he looks upon other men, and gives his character in theirs.”
“Everything is deeply affected by the dominant culture. Consumerism is huge in the US. This is by far the wealthiest [nation], but also the biggest consumer in the world. Which means that a lot of things get used, a lot of things get wasted, and a lot of things get churned out in ways that are wasteful.”
“When I came into the league, once a team drafted you, they owned you forever. If they didn't like the clothes you wore, or the car you drove, they could blackball you.”
“Whether you like it or not, you're a national figure after five games at Notre Dame.”

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