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I like writing for children. It seems to me that most people under

I like writing for children. It seems to me that most people underestimate their understanding and the strength of their feelings and in my books for them I try to put this right. – Nina Bawden

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People who dont read seem to me mysterious. I dont know how they think or learn about other people. Novels are a very important part of our education. – Nina Bawden

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Ten thousand pounds is the legal value of a negligently taken life, of a child or a parent. A cold and somewhat mean-spirited calculation: you would do better if you slipped on a paving-stone and broke a front tooth. – Nina Bawden

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They tell me that it will be hard to find a man strong enough to love my own strength and independence, and not worry about being Mr. Diana Ross, but I disagree. I know absolutely that that man is somewhere out there. – Diana Ross

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Only the gentle are ever really strong. – James Dean

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Womens strength, womens industry, womens wisdom are humankinds greatest untapped resource. The challenge then for U.N. Women is to show our diverse constituencies how this resource can be effectively tapped in ways that benefit us all. – Michelle Bachelet

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Prayer is more than meditation. In meditation, the source of strength is ones self. When one prays, he goes to a source of strength greater than his own. – Madame de Stael

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Desire is individual. Happiness is common. – Julian Casablancas

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Success is hard in general for most women. We now have such busy lives, and were told we can do everything – you know, we can have the relationship and the marriage and the kids and the career. – Cat Deeley

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Learning disabilities cannot be cured, but they can be treated successfully and children with LD can go on to live happy, successful lives. – Anne Ford

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Think of stretch marks as pregnancy service stripes. – Joyce Armor

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