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Quote by Dorothy Kilgallen

“Im off to race around the world - a race against time and two men. I know I can beat time. I hope I can beat the men.”

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Dorothy Kilgallen was an American journalist renowned for her role as a gossip columnist. She was celebrated for her acerbic wit and insightful observations on the social and entertainment landscapes of her era. Kilgallen's column, 'The Daily Mirror', became a must-read for those who appreciated her candid views on celebrities and events. more

“Reading is a pleasure of the mind, which means that it is a little like a sport: your eagerness and knowledge and quickness count for something. The fun of reading is not that something is told to you, but that you stretch your mind. Your own imagination works along with the authors, or even goes beyond his, yields the same or different conclusions, and your ideas develop as you understand his.”

Mind Mean Littles Ideas Different Reading Fun Sports Imagination Pleasure Conclusion Yield Eagerness Quickness Mind Your Own

Author:Bennett Cerf

“It seems there's just no room left for elegance in this paper-plate, blue-jean world. And I, for one, think it's a shame.”

Thinking World Seems Left Rooms Paper Shame Blue Plates Elegance

Author:Joan Fontaine

“You know, I've had a helluva life. Not just the acting part. I've flown in an international balloon race. I've piloted my own plane. I've ridden to the hounds. I've done a lot of exciting things.”

Knows Done My Own Acting Race Exciting International Planes Balloons Hounds Exciting Things

Author:Joan Fontaine

“Marriage, as an institution, is as dead as the dodo bird.”

Bird Institutions Dodo Bird

Author:Joan Fontaine

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