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title: "1 Great Poverty Quotes By Leslie Parrish"
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> [I lived in great poverty as a child and young woman, and I used to think of money and how to make money as a means to get away from the constant struggle to survive - as freedom. Now I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-parrish/i-lived-in-great-poverty-as-a-child-and-young-woman-and-i-used-to/)

[Leslie Parrish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-parrish/)

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## More by Leslie Parrish

> [Suppose they gave a war, and no one came?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-parrish/suppose-they-gave-a-war-and-no-one-came/)

[Leslie Parrish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-parrish/)

> [With money come the tests. My bankruptcy, which at the time I thought was a disaster, turned out to be a major blessing. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-parrish/with-money-come-the-tests-my-bankruptcy-which-at-the-time-i-thought/)

[Leslie Parrish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-parrish/)

> [I lived in great poverty as a child and young woman, and I used to think of money and how to make money as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-parrish/i-lived-in-great-poverty-as-a-child-and-young-woman-and-i-used-to/)

[Leslie Parrish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-parrish/)

> [“She told him. And watched the man go from determined cop to utterly enraged lover.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-parrish/she-told-him-and-watched-the-man-go-from-determined-cop-to-utterly/)

[Leslie Parrish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-parrish/)

> [“Would you believe I was in the neighborhood?” “No." “Well, how about that I needed to see you.” “Why? Did one of my neighbors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-parrish/would-you-believe-i-was-in-the-neighborhood-no-well-how-about-that-i/)

[Leslie Parrish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-parrish/)

> [Sometimes disaster is our teacher. I don't welcome it, but if it comes, there is something to be learned from it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-parrish/sometimes-disaster-is-our-teacher-i-don-t-welcome-it-but-if-it-comes/)

[Leslie Parrish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-parrish/)

> [“She closed her eyes briefly, feeling sick. Olivia had experienced strangulation before. Having to look directly into the face of the person who was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-parrish/she-closed-her-eyes-briefly-feeling-sick-olivia-had-experienced/)

[Leslie Parrish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-parrish/)

> [As sculptors chip away the stone in order to find the statue, writers chip away extraneous verbiage so readers can see the shape of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-parrish/as-sculptors-chip-away-the-stone-in-order-to-find-the-statue-writers/)

[Leslie Parrish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-parrish/)

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