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Quote by Dorothy Garlock

“I'm not looking to write the great American novel, win a Pulitzer or teach history. I write to entertain my readers.”

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Dorothy Garlock is an American author born on June 22, 1942. Her works primarily focus on women's themes, especially the roles of women in families and society. more

“I learned very early on not to speak to my folk from on high, but to get down with them, beside them, showing them how to act rather than telling them. And I suggested that they should do the same with one another: that they didn't need a book of rules to tell them what to do and what not to do, but experience and action.”

Needs Should Book Action Speak Folks

Book:City of Stairs

Source: City of Stairs

“We all reconstruct our past because we wish to see how our present came to be our present - do we not?”

Past Wish Our Past

Book:City of Stairs

Source: City of Stairs

“The frustration of being marginalized often gets misdirected at the most visible members of one's own community, because they are more accessible than the real agents of marginalization.”

Real Community Members Agents Visible Frustration Marginalized Marginalization

Author:Melissa Febos

“It's difficult because nothing's preordained by plan and you can't control it. That's one of those joys and thrills and nerve-racking realities of being an actor. A lot has to do with luck, no matter what your talent or contribution can be.”

Matter Reality Joy Actors Difficult Plans Talent No Matter What Luck Contribution Nerves

Author:Benedict Cumberbatch

“Theres a lot of speculation on what the zombie apocalypse thing means. I have a feeling that its kind of an expression of our subconscious fears. I think we know that something big and impossible - some enormous crash, equalizing crash, whatever - may be coming around the corner.”

Thinking Knows Kind May Mean Feelings Bigs Impossible Expression Corners Enormous Crash Subconscious Apocalypse Speculation Zombie Around The Corner Zombie Apocalypse

Author:Mark Pellegrino

“I was a pretty dark person to begin with. I have always been more drawn to darkness”

Persons Dark Darkness

Author:Rooney Mara

“I never close a door on any other religion. Most of the time, some part of it makes sense to me. I don't believe everyone has to chant just because I chant. I believe all religion is about touching something inside of yourself.”

Believe I Believe Doors Don't Believe Make Sense Touching

Author:Tina Turner

“How dare you? How dare you create a world in which there is such misery that is not our fault? It's not right, it's utterly, utterly evil. Why should I respect a capricious, mean-minded, stupid god who creates a world that is so full of injustice and pain?”

World Should Mean Pain Evil Stupid Misery Faults Injustice Dare Should I Capricious

Author:Stephen Fry

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