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Quote by Dorothea Brande

“Act boldly and unforeseen forces will come to your aid.”

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Dorothea Brande, born in 1893 and died in 1948, was a British writer. She is known for her unique writing techniques and guidance methods, particularly for her influential book 'The Art of Writing'. more

“I've done things that can be made fun of. It's not such a bad thing. If I'm going to end up a role model, then I'd rather not end up being the kind of role model that pretends to be perfect, and pretends that she always has the right thing to say. I'm a product of role models that didn't make me feel like I was as good as them.”

Ifs Feels Kind Made Ends Done Fun Perfect Roles Products Models Right Thing Bad Things Role Models Right Thing To Say

Author:Fiona Apple

“It pisses me off to think we're conditioned to push away bad feelings and think anything that's uncomfortable is to be avoided. When things are really bad nowadays, I recognize the value in it because it's me filling my quota- it's going to make my joy more intense later.”

Thinking Feelings Joy Values Intense Uncomfortable Filling Avoided Quota

Author:Fiona Apple

“If I close my eyes forever will it all remain unchanged?”

Ifs Eye Forever

Author:Lita Ford

“The Taj Mahal rises above the banks of the river like a solitary tear suspended on the cheek of time.”

Tears Rivers Cheeks Solitary Rise Above Suspended Taj Mahal Mahal

Author:Rabindranath Tagore

“Shyness is when you turn your head away from something you want.”

Want Turns Shyness

Book:Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A Novel

Source: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A Novel

“I need some older, wiser being to cry to. I talk to God, but the sky is empty, and Orion walks by and doesn't speak.”

Needs Speak Walks Sky Cry Empty Wiser Orion

Book:The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath

Source: The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath

“I was appointed Poet Laureate. It came totally out of the blue because most Poet Laureates had been considerably older than I. It was not something that I even had begun to dream about!”

Dream Poet Blue

Author:Rita Dove

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