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“. . . those far between moments when the roof no longer shuts out the stars.” — Robert Caples Copy Share Image
I wish my BOOK OF LIFE was written in pencil,there are few pages I would like to erase, — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“She said, 'No, you learned that you have power - power and determination. I love you and I am proud of you.… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
“Haslam leaves us in no doubt what we are supposed to make of Matthews' mental world: this is gibberish and nothing more.” — Mike Jay Copy Share Image
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To show the American woman herself off to best advantage - that has always been my aim and that is my real… — Hattie Carnegie Copy Share Image
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“It's strange how things seem to come full circle. You know what I mean? I'm sure you do. The way your life… — James Corden Copy Share Image
“The Air Loom, for all its florid craziness, can be seen to have a function and a rationale: as a miraculous, if… — Mike Jay Copy Share Image
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So many people had been asking me to write an autobiography, or threatening to write my biography without any input from me,… — Michael Palin Copy Share Image
I've read every Madonna biography. I've also looked up every pop star to see how they first made it. The biggest thing… — Marina and the Diamonds Copy Share Image
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“The feeling of freedom is as precious as a fortune waiting to be told.” — Beth Kempton Copy Share Image
I think a biography is only as interesting as the lives and times it illuminates. — A. Scott Berg Copy Share Image
“I'd rather be a pessimist because then I can only be pleasantly surprised.” — Ben Franklin Copy Share Image
“[Admiral Sir Erasmus Gower] 'No other contemporary officer approached his accumulated experience...' From Champion of the Quarterdeck: Admiral Sir Erasmus Gower 1742-1814.” — Ian M Bates Copy Share Image
“The awful part of the writing game is that you can never be sure the stuff is any good.” — P.G. Wodehouse Copy Share Image
“The classic Aryan who idolized himself and who existed in his own dreams could not bear to see the Jew, the evidence… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I went on a Buddha jag. I read 'Confession of a Buddhist Atheist' by Stephen Batchelor and Karen Armstrong's biography of Buddha,… — Denis O'Hare Copy Share Image
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