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Fay Weldon is a renowned British author known for her satirical and humorous style. Born on September 22, 1931, she has been active in the literary world since the 1960s. Weldon's works often delve into social and gender issues, with her novels and short stories praised for their deep insights and delicate portrayals of everyday life.

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“No one should be allowed to give back the gift of life, unless they are very old and full of tears, when the body outlives the spirit, when they should be allowed to join the others who've already gone.”

Giving Should Body Spirit Gone Tears Giving Back Gifts Of Life Already Gone

Author:Fay Weldon

“A woman's body works as if it knew something she didn't, and does not have her best interests at heart. If you need to look your best it will deliver you a pimple; if you don't want it to, your period will start early; if you want a baby badly your body refuses to give you one; if you are content in your life, lo, you are pregnant.”

Ifs Want Needs Giving Looks Heart Doe Body Interest Baby Periods Refuse Your Body Pregnant Women's Bodies Pimples Best Interests At Heart Body Work

Author:Fay Weldon

“Poetry, I thought then, and still do, is a matter of space on the page interrupted by a few well-chosen words, to give them importance. Prose is a less grand affair which has to stretch to the edges of the page to be convincing.”

Giving Wells Stills Matter Poetry Literature Space Pages Importance Affair Edges Chosen Prose Convincing Interrupted

Book:Auto da Fay: A Memoir

Source: Auto da Fay: A Memoir

“Youth gives a sense of new days dawning bright, going on for ever, and a kind of tamped-down excitement which keeps breaking through even the worst days of poverty, depression and loneliness. But then youth is something which only exists in retrospect; you are barely conscious of it while you have it.”

Giving Kind Poverty Worst Loneliness Youth Conscious Excitement New Day Retrospect Worst Day

Author:Fay Weldon

“Beauty is the first present nature gives to women and the first it takes away.”

Giving Firsts Beauty Sisterhood

Author:Fay Weldon

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Born: September 22, 1931
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Quotes: 104

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