“I find it poor logic to say that because women are good, women should vote. Men do not vote because they are good; they vote because they are male, and women should vote, not because we are angels and men are animals, but because we are human beings and citizens of this country.”
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“Your father, Jo. He never loses patience, never doubts or complains, but always hopes, and works and waits so cheerfully that one is ashamed to do otherwise before him.”
― Little Women
― Little Women
“There's zero correlation between being the best talker and having the best ideas.”
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― Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
“A peasant that reads is a prince in waiting.”
― The Long Fall
― The Long Fall
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