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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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When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy. When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight. – Khalil Gibran

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I was at the Olympic Games winning medals and I still doubted my image. I doubted what I looked like. Thats sad. – Shawn Johnson

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And for some reason, when Im sad, I do listen to Leonard Cohen, I do listen to Joni Mitchell. I do find myself going to the music thats actually reflecting my mood, as opposed to sticking on Motown, which might actually bring my mood up. – Glen Hansard

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And its sad because its like a surprise to people – almost an anomaly – when artists are actually refined and trained on an instrument. Thats the last thing people think about. – Vanessa Carlton

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Even hundredfold grief is divisible by love. – Terri Guillemets

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I dont vote for the guy I trust. I vote for the guy who trusts me the most. – Gary Burghoff

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When a decision is made to go to war based on intelligence, it is a fateful decision. It has ramifications and impacts way beyond the current months and years. – Carl Levin

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We save paradise by an intense education program where you get people that you can trust to talk sanely about the environment and hope that the message will get through. – Arthur Boyd

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