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title: "4 Mary Todd Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [I just wanted to make the stupidest, funniest thing possible. My version of Mary Todd Lincoln is basically just me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cole-escola/i-just-wanted-to-make-the-stupidest-funniest-thing-possible-my/)

[Cole Escola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cole-escola/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6af/cole-escola-6042_basically_i-just-wanted-to-make-the-stupidest-funn_162867.jpg)

> [I like to say, very glibly, that I did no research for this play about Mary Todd Lincoln.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cole-escola/i-like-to-say-very-glibly-that-i-did-no-research-for-this-play-about/)

[Cole Escola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cole-escola/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8a/cole-escola-6042_about_i-like-to-say-very-glibly-that-i-did-no_903220.jpg)

> [Had there not been a Mary Todd, there would not have been an Abraham Lincoln. She found him when he was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sally-field/had-there-not-been-a-mary-todd-there-would-not-have-been-an-abraham/)

[Sally Field](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sally-field/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/742/sally-field-4843_abraham_had-there-not-been-a-mary-todd-there-wou_1658302.jpg)

> [“I dedided it was more important to laugh than eat. - Mary Todd after choosing Lincoln over a more wealthy suitor”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-todd/i-dedided-it-was-more-important-to-laugh-than-eat-mary-todd-after/)

[Mary Todd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-todd/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b94/mary-todd-261006_laugh_i-dedided-it-was-more-important-to-laugh_2359199.jpg)

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