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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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I recently turned down a film that I didnt want my kids to see. Priorities shift. Sometimes Im sad about that, but not enough to do anything about it. – Dianne Wiest

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Sad old blokes, Im told, now dream of me with a whip in hand. – Anne Robinson

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One of the reasons I wanted to teach deaf children was because it made me very sad that they spoke so clumsily and that they moved with less grace that I knew was possible of deaf people. – Stephanie Beacham

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You know, they just dont make big movie stars the way they used to, maybe because the system has changed, the studio system, but its sad to see people like Jimmy Stewart go, all the giants of the past. – Tom Atkins

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Dont flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. The nearer you come into relation with a person, the more necessary do tact and courtesy become. – Oliver Wendell Holmes

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