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“part of the problem with a war on poverty today is that many Americans have decided that being poor is a character defect, not an economic condition.”

Quote by Anna Quindlen

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Anna Quindlen, born on July 8, 1952, is a renowned American author known for her insightful social commentary and delicate portrayal of everyday life. Her writing career began as a newspaper editor, later transitioning to novel writing, which has been well-received by readers. more

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“[President Johnson] had the political will to say that having one in five Americans living in the kind of abject conditions their fellow citizens associated with Third World countries and the novels of Dickens was as dangerous as any battlefield enemy.”

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Author:Anna Quindlen

“Women writers of all people should know better than to pigeonhole women, put them in little groups, the smart one, the sweet one.”

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Book:Object Lessons: One True Thing; Black and Blue

Source: Object Lessons: One True Thing; Black and Blue

“Ethnic stereotypes are misshapen pearls, sometimes with a sandy grain of truth at their center. ... but they ignore complexity, change, and individuality.”

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Author:Anna Quindlen

“That's what makes life so hard for women, that instead of thinking that this is the way things are, we always think it's the way we are.”

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Book:Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake: A Memoir of a Woman's Life

Source: Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake: A Memoir of a Woman's Life

“what we call things matters. ... The words we use, and how we perceive those words, reflect how we value, or devalue, people, places, and things.”

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Book:Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake: A Memoir of a Woman's Life

Source: Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake: A Memoir of a Woman's Life

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Young Turns Fall Youth Heat Rising Cake

Book:Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake: A Memoir of a Woman's Life

Source: Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake: A Memoir of a Woman's Life

“Over the last twenty years, we've changed the world just enough to make it radically different, but not enough to make it work.”

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Author:Anna Quindlen

“There's a certain kind of conversation you have from time to time at parties in New York about a new book. The word "banal" sometimes rears its by-now banal head; you say "underedited," I say "derivative." The conversation goes around and around various literary criticisms, and by the time it moves on one thing is clear: No one read the book; we just read the reviews.”

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Author:Anna Quindlen

“I can't think of anything to write about except families. They are a metaphor for every other part of society.”

Thinking Writing I Can Family Metaphor

Author:Anna Quindlen