"Every woman who writes is a survivor."

-- Tillie Olsen

#Writing Quotes #Survival Quotes #Survivor Quotes

“You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.”
“Assuming China does not become destabilized and continues to grow, it will no doubt develop a military program in proportion to its resources.”
“If the graves of the thousands of victims who have fallen in the terrible wars of the two races had been placed in line the philanthropist might travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from the Lakes to the Gulf, and be constantly in sight of green mounds.”

Source : Nelson A. Miles (1992). “Personal Recollections and Observations of General Nelson A. Miles, Embracing a Brief View of the Civil War, Or, From New England to the Golden Gate and the Story of His Indian Campaigns with Comments on the Exploration, Development, and Progress of Our Great Western Empire”, p.339, U of Nebraska Press
“Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.”
“For some reason when I write in cursive, it's easier and flows better for me to read that when I print.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Girlfriend is such a stupid word. I couldn't stand calling her that. So, we had to get married, so I could call her 'wife.”
“O, wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind?”

Source : "Ode to the West Wind" l. 70 (1819)
“Philosophy means the complete liberty of the mind, and therefore independence of all social, political or religious prejudice... It loves one thing only... truth.”

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