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Quote by Elizabeth Drew
Travel, instead of broadening the mind, often merely lengthens the

Travel, instead of broadening the mind, often merely lengthens the conversation. – Elizabeth Drew

Other quotes by Elizabeth Drew

The test of literature is, I suppose, whether we ourselves live more intensely for the reading of it. – Elizabeth Drew

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Literary
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Elizabeth Drew
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The inspired scribbler always has the gift for gossip in our common usage he or she can always inspire the commonplace with an uncommon flavor, and transform trivialities by some original grace or sympathy or humor or affection. – Elizabeth Drew

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Gossip
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Elizabeth Drew
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The torment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and mangled mind leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict. – Elizabeth Drew

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Prison
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Other Quotes from
Travel
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When I was deputy chairman I could travel from Glasgow to Edinburgh without leaving Tory land. In a two-week period I covered every constituency in which we had an MP. There were 14. Now we have only one. We appear to have given up. – Jeffrey Archer

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Travel

If interstellar travel is as time- or energy- demanding as the above figures indicate, it is far from obvious what the motive for colonization might be. – Barney Oliver

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Travel

We all know we have a problem, a broad problem. Ninety-eight percent of the fuel that is used by our vehicles, our autos and trucks for personal and commercial purposes, for highway and air travel operates on oil. The world has the same problem. – John Olver

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Travel

The time to enjoy a European tour is about three weeks after you unpack. – George Ade

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Travel

Random Quotes

Parents should not smoke in order to discourage their kids from smoking. A child is more likely to smoke when they have been raised in the environment of a smoker. – Christy Turlington

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parenting

Democratic politicians have disliked things Ive written, Republican politicians… if they all love you, you might as well be driving a Good Humor truck. – Adam Clymer

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Humor

In every election in American history both parties have their cliches. The party that has the cliches that ring true wins. – Newt Gingrich

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History

My old teachers definition of poetry is an attempt to understand. – Thom Gunn

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Poetry