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“The least glimmering or shade of acting, in man or woman, is a sure motive of envy in the rest; and, if their malice can't persuade the town's-people into a dislike of their performance, they'll cruelly endeavor to taint their characters.”

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Charlotte Charke

Charlotte Charke, an English actress, was born on January 13, 1713, and passed away on April 6, 1760. She gained prominence in the 18th-century theater with her unique acting style and exceptional talent. more

“[On her morphine addiction:] I was meant to 'taper off.' At times I felt such pains as must afflict a creature while a bigger beast eats and claws at its middle. God-awful things were hiding underneath my bed, and it was no use telling me they were not there - I knew they were, and felt their dreadful ever-changing shapes.”

Use Pain Felt Middle Shapes Bed Creatures Bigger Addiction Awful Beast Hiding Claws Morphine

Author:Evalyn Walsh McLean

“If you want to lose your faith, make friends with a priest.”

Ifs Want Loses Priests

Author:G. I. Gurdjieff

“I was becoming more cunning than an animal in hiding my supply of morphine. A squirrel saving nuts is limited by its undeveloped imagination ... but I was not so handicapped. A squirrel, for example, is debarred from sending money to some greedy doctor or druggist and making arrangements to have a bit of powder sent each day by mail.”

Source: Queen of Diamonds: The Fabled Legacy of Evalyn Walsh McLean

“Confidence, to my way of thinking, generally is all the magic needed to work miracles.”

Thinking Way Magic Confidence Needed Miracle My Way Way Of Thinking

Book:Father Struck It Rich

Source: Father Struck It Rich

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