“indulge in cynical reflections about extremely poor reward afforded in this life to attempted acts of good-nature.”
― Diary of a Provincial Lady
― Diary of a Provincial Lady
“the ways of divinity are not easily understood. This is a point that everyone agrees on.”
― Creation
― Creation
“the twitchy but strangely beautiful lady singing and wrestling with the microphone cord on television was actually Dorothy grown up.”
― Little Me: The Intimate Memoirs of that Great Star of Stage, Screen and Television, Belle Poitrine
― Little Me: The Intimate Memoirs of that Great Star of Stage, Screen and Television, Belle Poitrine
“(Query here suggests itself: Is not silence frequently more efficacious than the utmost eloquence? Answer probably yes. Must try to remember this more often than I do.)”
― Diary of a Provincial Lady
― Diary of a Provincial Lady
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