"The first indication of menopause is a broken thermostat. It's either that or your weight. In any case, if you don't do something, you could be dead by August. God, middle age is an unending insult."

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Source : Dorothea Benton Frank (2004). “Sullivan's Island: A Lowcountry Tale”, p.43, Penguin

Dorothea Benton Frank

#August Quotes #Broken Quotes #Age Quotes

“A tree which has lost its head will never recover it again, and will survive only as a monument of the ignorance and folly of its Tormentor.”
“Piety, religion, and morality are intimately connected with the well being of that state, and indispensable to the administration of civil justice.”
“The people who are opposing the policy of apartheid have not the courage of their convictions. They do not marry non-Europeans.”

Source : "Dictionary of South African Quotations" by Jennifer Crwys-Williams, Penguin Books, (p. 251), 1994.
“Seek above all for a game worth playing- such is the advice of the oracle to modern man.”
“Confidence is the immaterial residue of material actions. Confidence is the public face of competence.”
“With the Michael Moore movie, certain conservative talk show hosts call him un-American. Him and anybody else who says anything about the war... To question your country's policy, especially in a war that kills people, is definitely not un-American. It's probably the most patriotic thing you can do.”
“You cannot have the drama without comedy.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Never tell anyone that you're writing a book, going on a diet, exercising, taking a course, or quitting smoking. They'll encourage you to death.”

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