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Margaret Atwood quote: "Her glass wings are gone."

Her glass wings are gone.

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Every day: Wear sunblock. Cover your gray. Do not go insane. Eat less fats and sugars. Do more sit-ups. Don’t start forgetting stuff. Trim the hair in your ears. Take calcium. Moisturize. Every day. Freeze in time to stay in one place forever. Do not get frigging old. Chuck Palahniuk
Flip Wilson quote: "Violence is a tool of the ignorant."
Violence is a tool of the ignorant. Flip Wilson
My business is the enforcement of the tax laws and the integrity of the tax code and making sure that trustees of charitable giving are true trustees. Charles Grassley
What is kinder--to believe the best of people and burden them with a nobility beyond their endurance--or to see them as they are, and accept it because it makes them comfortable? Ayn Rand
It's often difficult to slough off all that we've acquired, all the comforts and safety nets modern life provides for us, and realize that in those days, people were living very much on the edge - life was incredibly hard! Derek Jacobi
John Lennon quote: "The more I see the less I know for sure."
The more I see the less I know for sure. John Lennon
Anne Frank quote: "Don't be too assuming, it doesn't get you anywhere."
Don't be too assuming, it doesn't get you anywhere. Anne Frank
We wear the mask that grins and lies, It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,- - This debt we pay to human guile; With torn and bleeding hearts we smile And mouth with myriad subtleties. Why should the world be otherwise, In counting all our tears and sighs? Nay, let them only see thus, while We wear the mask. We smile, but, O great Christ, our cries To thee from tortured souls arise. We sing, but oh the clay is vile Beneath our feet, and long the mile; But let the world dream... Paul Laurence Dunbar
John Lothrop Motley quote: "The ferocious inroads of the Normans scared many weak and..."
The ferocious inroads of the Normans scared many weak and timid persons into servitude. John Lothrop Motley
Jonathan Miller quote: "The thing about science is that it's an accurate picture of..."
The thing about science is that it's an accurate picture of the world. Jonathan Miller
If you knew what was going to happen, if you knew everything that was going to happen next—if you knew in advance the consequences of your own actions—you'd be doomed. You'd be ruined as God. You'd be a stone. You'd never eat or drink or laugh or get out of bed in the morning. You'd never love anyone, ever again. You'd never dare to. Margaret Atwood
Maybe I'm old-fashioned. But I remember the beauty and thrill of being moved by Broadway musicals - particularly the endings of shows. Marvin Hamlisch
I think women should start to embrace their age. What's the alternative to getting older? You die. I can't change the day I was born. But I can take care of my skin, my body, my mind, and try to live my life and be happy. Olivia Munn
Robert Welch quote: "The word democracy comes from the Greek and means, literally,..."
The word democracy comes from the Greek and means, literally, government by the people. Robert Welch
J. G. Holland quote: "The temple of art is built in words."
The temple of art is built in words. J. G. Holland