"Living the past is a dull and lonely business looking back strains the neck muscles, causing you to bump into people not going your way."
-Edna Ferber
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"Life can't defeat a writer who is in love with writing, for life itself is a writer's lover until death."
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"If American politics are too dirty for women to take part in, there's something wrong with American politics."
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"Being an old maid is like death by drowning, a really delightful sensation after you cease to struggle."
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"I'm selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I'm out of control, and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best."
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"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on."
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