"A writer's business is minding other people's business ... all the vices of the village gossip are the virtues of the writer."

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Source : Dawn Powell (1998). “The Diaries of Dawn Powell: 1931-1965”, Zoland Books

Dawn Powell

#People Quotes #Gossip Quotes #Vices Quotes

“People will tell you most of the storyâ€¦ and Iâ€™ve learned that the part they neglect to tell you is often the most important part. People hide the truth because theyâ€™re afraid.”
“Since God alone provides the means for the successful accomplishment of any task, it seems evident that a person needs to be called by God to be an effective teacher. Without this call to teaching, how will anyone be able to put up with everything that teachers face daily?”
“I'd like to bring magic back to the place it used to be 100 years ago.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“People are pushing against the fabric of society all the time.”
“If we do not do something to prevent it, Africa's animals, and the places in which they live, will be lost to our world, and her children, forever. Before it is too late, we need your help to lay the foundation that will preserve this precious legacy long after we are gone.”
“A scientist who is also a human being cannot rest while knowledge which might be used to reduce suffering rests on the shelf,”
“In scientific subjects, the natural remedy for dogmatism has been found in research.”

Source : "Eugenics, academic and practical". "The Eugenics Review" Journal, 1935.
“UG staff is patching up wargs, and all surviving Guardians are tied up," Wraith said, "But they could probably use some medical attention. Especially the one dipshit with the idiotic Mohawk. He lost a lot of blood." "Because you ate him," Sin said wryly. Wraith blinked with exaggerated innocence. "Fighting makes me hungry.”

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