"The poor South. Already guilty of slavery, it became guilty of cigarettes."

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Source : Helen Smith Bevington (1971). “The house was quiet and the world was calm”, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P

Helen Bevington

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“But sovereign debt is a wider question not only in Europe but across the globe. While every country is a unique case, I think it's not an issue of countries acting on their own. We need a more coordinated strategy not only in Europe but around the world.”
“I never tried to prove anything to someone else. I wanted to prove something to myself.”
“Music is everywhere. Itâ€™s in the air between us, waiting to be sung.”
“I saw a great Newfoundland dog the other day sitting in front of a mirror at the entrance to a shop in Regent's Circus, and examining himself with an amount of smug satisfaction that I have never seen equaled elsewhere outside a vestry meeting.”
“I read like fiends smoke crack”
“As a woman, I think my style defines my leadership in that it's a gentler, more compassionate approach. Rather than tell people what's good for them, I consult, I listen and I compromise where it's in the best interest of the citizens.”
“When you've nothing to live for, you get to thinking inside your head.”
“My father's death, my move, and my frightening and difficult delivery created a tremendous amount of stress, pain, and sadness for me. I was practically devastated beyond recovery.”

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