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It was actually a womens writing group I belonged to in graduate s

It was actually a womens writing group I belonged to in graduate school that gave me the courage to move from poetry to fiction. – Mary Gordon

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I think coldness is chic among writers, and particularly ironic coldness. What is absolutely not allowable is sadness. People will do anything rather than to acknowledge that they are sad. – Mary Gordon

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sad
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One should never be sexually involved with anyone one genuinely cares for. A sexual relationship guarantees a loss. – Mary Gordon

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relationship
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It requires greater courage to preserve inner freedom, to move on in ones inward journey into new realms, than to stand defiantly for outer freedom. It is often easier to play the martyr, as it is to be rash in battle. – Rollo May

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Courage

When I was straight, I had the courage and energy to become an actress. I owe my career to my will to stop using. – Kirstie Alley

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Courage

You have to do what you need to do as an artist. You have to have that courage. – Liz Phair

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Courage

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear. – Mark Twain

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Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them. – Albert Einstein

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Intelligence

Rather than viewing a brief relapse back to inactivity as a failure, treat it as a challenge and try to get back on track as soon as possible. – Jimmy Connors

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Failure

I visited my father for the full ten years that he was in prison, so we already had a deep and loving relationship, and remembered our mother at those times. – Sam Sheppard

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relationship

A woman is like a tea bag – you cant tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water. – Eleanor Roosevelt

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Women