"The desire to be and have a sister is a primitive and profound one that may have everything or nothing to do with the family a woman is born to. It is a desire to know and be known by someone who shares blood and body, history and dreams."

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Source : Elizabeth Fishel (1979). “Sisters: shared histories, lifelong ties”, Red Wheel

Elizabeth Fishel

#Dream Quotes #Blood Quotes #Profound Quotes

“Child murderers practice their profession without let or hindrance, and open infant butcheries unquestioned...Is there no remedy for all this ante-natal child murder?”

Source : "Woodhull and Claflin's Weekly", November 9, 1870.
“If someone else was in the room, I wouldn't feel comfortable doing what I wanted to do. I would try to play something that the other person or people would love or would like, at least. Nothing was true because I was not playing what I wanted, and they were not listening to anything that was coming from anywhere true.”

Source : Source: thequietus.com
“About the only certainty, other than uncertainty, in fly fishing is that a fly won't catch fish if it stays in its box.”

Source : Arnold Gingrich (1973). “The Joys of Trout”
“Every day declare for yourself what you want in life. Declare it as though you have it!”
“They can die as soon as they want.”

Source : "Steve Bruce admits threat of rebranding makes Hull City burn bright" by Andy Hunter, www.theguardian.com. December 1, 2013.
“One out of three black men are in the criminal justice system in some form. Their despair is beginning to resonate through the entire culture; that is why suburban children want rap music.”
“The farmer's daughter hath soft brown hair And I met with a ballad, I can't say where, That wholly consisted of lines like these.”

Source : Charles Stuart Calverley, “The Auld Wife”
“When I go home, the last thing I want to do is read about the popular lore of vampires.”

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