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

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Whats sad is that there is an addictive quality to that, to believing your own hype to allowing yourself to become validated by others and no longer by yourself. Thats the danger of celebrity. – Giovanni Ribisi

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Saturdays and Sundays, America in the year 2009 does not in some ways differ significantly from the country that existed almost 50 years ago. This is truly sad. – Eric Holder

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Next to a lost battle, nothing is so sad as a battle that has been won. – Arthur Wellesley

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I mean, the unfair treatment of women and black people and Indians and other groups, thats real. Mistreatment of other people because Im better than you are is such a sad part of the world. – Melissa Leo

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Keep your sense of humor. Theres enough stress in the rest of your life to let bad shots ruin a game youre supposed to enjoy. – Amy Strum Alcott

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Hes nice enough not to want to be associated with a nasty remark but not nice enough not to make it. Lacking the courage of ones nastiness does not make one nice. – Michael Kinsley

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