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“Nothing is ours really, not even our own souls!”

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Marie of Romania, born on October 29, 1875, and died on July 18, 1938, was the Queen consort of Romania. Known for her elegance and intelligence, she is one of the most influential women in Romanian history. more

“The fundamental principle [of settlement work] remains: that people shall take up their residence in industrial communities, giving what they may have of public spirit, and partaking of the life about them; preserving their identity as individuals and endeavoring to keep the settlement free from the institutional form of philanthropic work. ... the relationship is reciprocal.”

People Giving May Form Spirit Individual Community Principles Identity Dignity Fundamentals Remains Settlement Philanthropic Reciprocal Fundamental Principles Residence

Author:Lillian Wald

“A map is not a journey.”

Journey Maps

Book:Guide to Fiction Writing

Source: Guide to Fiction Writing

“But emotion cannot be buried by words, though it can be aroused by them.”

Feelings Emotion Buried

Book:Hunter's Green

Source: Hunter's Green

“Nobody wanted me. I just kept writing books and learning my craft. Most writers aren't very good in the beginning.”

Writing Book Wanted Perseverance Very Good Crafts Writing A Book

Author:Phyllis A. Whitney

“Good stories are not written. They are rewritten.”

Stories Written Good Story

Book:Writing juvenile stories and novels: how to write and sell fiction for young people

Source: Writing juvenile stories and novels: how to write and sell fiction for young people

“Part of the trouble is that I've never properly understood that some disasters accumulate, that they don't all land like a child out of an apple tree.”

Children Trouble Tree Land Understood Disaster Apples Apple Trees

Author:Janet Burroway

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