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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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Courage
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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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One of the sad things about contemporary journalism is that it actually matters very little. The world now is almost inured to the power of journalism. The best journalism would manage to outrage people. And people are less and less inclined to outrage. – David Simon

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sad

Its sad – its sad for us old enough to remember when directors ruled, and films were substantially better than they are today. But its hard to argue with those kinds of grosses. – Mark Rydell

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sad

Being on your own would be sad, sick and weird. I dont trust myself. I need that balance. – Daniel Craig

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sad

Of course its true: the public want to see young people – young people are the people who go to the cinema. Its a sad fact of life, but youve got to accept it and not whine about it. – Joan Collins

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sad

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My family moved – first to Washington, D.C., and then, in the spring of 1975, to Lebanon, where my father worked as a diplomat at the American embassy. My parents were enthusiastic about the move, so my older brother and I felt like we were off to some place kind of cool. – Greg Kinnear

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Although Freud said happiness is composed of love and work, reality often forces us to choose love or work. – Letty Cottin Pogrebin

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Bid, then, the tender light of faith to shine By which alone the mortal heart is led Unto the thinking of the thought divine. – George Santayana

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