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Arika

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“She was a girl who knew how to be happy even when she was sad. And that’s important—you know ”
― Marilyn Monroe

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“Anger is really disappointed hope.”
― Erica Jong

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“Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.”
― Tom Stoppard

tags: attributed, inspirational

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“Ladies should also remember that gentlemen look more to the effect of a dress in setting off the figure and countenance of a lady than to its cost. Very few gentlemen have any idea the value of ladies' dresses. This is a subject for female criticism. Beauty of person and elegance of manners in women will always command more admiration from the opposite sex than beauty, elegance or costliness of clothing."
The Scholars' Companion and Ball Room Vade Mecum
Thomas Hillgrove, 1857”
― Thomas Hillgrove

tags: dance, dress, fashion, men, women

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“Nobody around here had ever seen a lady beekeeper till her. She liked to tell everybody that women made the best beekeepers, 'cause they have a special ability built into them to love creatures that sting. It comes from years of loving children and husbands.”
― Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees

tags: women

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