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“When you look back... on your love affairs... what you really find out is that the only person you really go to bed with is yourself.”

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Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine is an American film actress celebrated for her versatile performances across various genres. Born on April 24, 1934, she has had a distinguished career in Hollywood, earning numerous accolades and nominations. MacLaine achieved international acclaim for her role in 'The Apartment' (1960) and has since starred in numerous other prominent films. more

“The best minds will tell you that when a man has begotten a child he is morally bound to tenderly care for it, protect it from hurt, shield it from disease, clothe it, feed it, bear with its waywardness, lay no hand upon it save in kindness and for its own good, and never in any case inflict upon it a wanton cruelty. God's treatment of his earthly children, every day and every night, is the exact opposite of all that, yet those best minds warmly justify these crimes, condone them, excuse them, and indignantly refuse to regard them as crimes at all, when he commits them.”

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“Kindness to me is only powerful if it has the cruel streak behind it. If someone is kind all the time under all circumstances, they're just simple-minded. Kindness is only worth something if you have the cruel streak to back it up.”

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Author:Suzanne Vega

“It's about how whenever I fall in love, I have these expectations of the experience being a perfect dream, which, of course, ruins it. I imagine cradling my lover's head in my lap in a cab in the middle of the night, and drinking champagne in an elegant hotel suite. But life's rarely like that, and I usually end up walking home by myself in the rain.”