"...there must be something she wanted; and that therefore she was no lady."

-- Elizabeth Bowen

“I did Polyester, and I dont regret one minute of it. It was wonderful.”
“Take the roseâ€”most people think it very beautiful: I donâ€™t care for It at all. I prefer the cactus, for the simple reason that it has a more interesting personality. It has wonderfully adapted itself to its surroundings! It is the best illustration of the theory of evolution in plant life.”
“Joan Rivers is a very wise lady. We're good friends, and I find her very much an inspiration as to how to conduct your life, and how to remain very youthful, with ambitions and dreams. Anyway, she always says that she says "yes" to everything, because you never know which thing will click, or be thrilling.”

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“My Dad was from Liverpool, and he picked it up in the army. He'd often come out with this stuff.”
“Today we have access to highly advanced technologies. But our social and economic system has not kept up with our technological capabilities that could easily create a world of abundance, free of servitude and debt.”
“The things you think about when you're a hair's breath away from getting yourself killed.”

Source : Ilsa J. Bick (2011). “Draw the Dark”, p.317, Carolrhoda Lab
“I've definitely read stuff that I've been offered, where I've been like, "I can't do this. I think somebody would be better in this than me."”
“Andrew..,' I shake my head, tears rolling my cheeks, '... it was always you," I whisper harshly. 'Even with Ian, I felt something was missing. I told you, that night in the field; I told you that...,' My voice trails. I smile and say, 'you are my partner in crime. I've known that for a long time.”

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