Quote by Mary Gordon
I think coldness is chic among writers, and particularly ironic co

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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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 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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Courage
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My parents divorce left me with a lot of sadness and pain and acting, and especially humour, was my way of dealing with all that. – Jennifer Aniston

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Lately, Ive been a little sad that Im not a gay man. – Gina Gershon

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And I remember going to the record studio and there was a park across the street and Id see all the children playing and I would cry because it would make me sad that I would have to work instead. – Michael Jackson

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I think it is very sad that sitcom has become a pejorative term. – Penelope Keith

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If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment. – Henry David Thoreau

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