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“There's something in all of us that wants a medal for what we have done. That wants to be appreciated.”
― The Color Purple
― The Color Purple
“We can be beacons of light”
― Love is the Answer God is the Cure
― Love is the Answer God is the Cure
“I kept returning to this new and bizarre question: is there anything that actually is as it seems? Is anything perceptually straightforward? Maybe that’s inherently impossible, because impressions are, by their very nature, cumulative – the sum of all your interactions with and perceptions of things.”
― The Syrian Virgin
― The Syrian Virgin
“It seems to me if I were young and in love I should never deem a man of ordinary caliber worthy of my devotion.”
― The Awakening
― The Awakening
“The Profumo Affair in 1963 profoundly altered British society. It gave lie to the belief that those born into the ruling class were inherently superior and destined to lead.”
― Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Nine Political Wives
― Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Nine Political Wives
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