"Few husbands (and the longer I observe, the more I am convinced of the truth of what I am about to say, and I make no exception in favor of education or station) have the magnanimity to use justly, generously, the power which the law puts in their hands."

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Source : Fanny Fern (2017). “Fresh Leaves”, p.257, Litres

Fanny Fern

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“Things... well, things suck sometimes. And sometimes you can fix it. And sometimes you can't. It's just the way it is.”
“Iâ€™ve learned that if you canâ€™t get it all together to accomplish this thing called peace, you do at least your part in your life, because thatâ€™s where you can truly make an immediate difference.”
“One must be able to say at all times--instead of points, straight lines, and planes--tables, chairs, and beer mugs”
“Art must discover and reveal the beauty which prejudice and caricature have overlaid.”

Source : Alain LeRoy Locke (1983). “Crit Temp Alain Locke: A Selection of His Essays on Art and Culture”, Scholarly Title
“Once you realize that you're in something that you've always wanted and you don't want to lose it, you behave differently. And that means the integrity, the professionalism, and knowing what's right from wrong and still making choices that you probably wouldn't have made.”
“When I came out of service, the first couple of releases didn't really hit so I just took a little hiatus and sat down to see what was happening. I just glued my ears to the radio and then I started writing - the first hit record that came out was "Everybody Loves a Winner.”
“When I was younger, I wasn't concentrating on good days. I was managing a career and trying to have a good year. It would always 'lead' to something, which never leads to anything except death, where everything leads to. And then as I got older, and then I had my kids and everything, I began to appreciate a great Wednesday.”
“Before the civil war, Pottibakia was a normal member of the Comity of Nations. She erected tariff walls, broke treaties, persecuted minorities, obstructed at conferences unless she was convinced there was no danger of a satisfactory solution; then she strained every nerve in the cause of peace.”

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