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Novels by British writers are among my favorites because our family has enjoyed travel in England and because they are written with an economy of words as if they were written with a pen instead of a computer. Penelope Fitzgerald is a favorite.

~Beverly Cleary

Topics: Among Because British Computer Economy England Enjoyed Family Favorite Favorites Fitzgerald Instead Novels Our Pen Travel Were Words Writers Written

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Ramona was originally an accidental character I added to the Henry Huggins books because I noticed that none of the characters had siblings. I added Ramona as Beazus' pestering little sister.

~Beverly Cleary

Topics: Accidental Added Because Books Character Characters Had Henry Little None Noticed Originally Sibling Sister

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In a sense, I revolutionized the operatic scene because I proved you can make a great international career without the Metropolitan. I'm the only singer who's done that, and I'm proud of that, so it's all worked out for the best.

~Beverly Sills

Topics: Because Best Career Done Great International Make Metropolitan Only Out Proud Proved Scene Sense Singer Without Worked You

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I was always the first person in the theater all the time. If it was an eight-o'clock curtain, I was here at five-thirty, and it wasn't that I needed to vocalize, because I was all warmed up. I couldn't wait for it to begin.

~Beverly Sills

Topics: Always Because Begin Curtain First Here Needed Person Theater Time Up Wait

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I think music is something that can, and should, be used to get you into different things because eventually what goes up must come down - we're not going to be the number one group in the world forever - so you have to have something else to fall back on.

~Beyonce Knowles

Topics: Back Because Come Different Different Things Down Else Eventually Fall Forever Get Goes Going Group Music Must Number Should Something Something Else Things Think Up Used World You I Think

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Tina Turner is someone that I admire, because she made her strength feminine and sexy. Marilyn Monroe, because she was a curvy woman. I'm drawn to things that have the same kind of silhouettes as what she wore because our bodies are similar.

~Beyonce Knowles

Topics: Admire Because Bodies Curvy Drawn Feminine Her Kind Made Marilyn Marilyn Monroe Monroe Our Same Sexy She Similar Someone Strength Things Tina Turner Woman Wore

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There are a lot of things I never did, because I believe in watching those true Hollywood stories and I see how easy it is to lose track of your life.

~Beyonce Knowles

Topics: Because Believe Did Easy Hollywood How Life Lose Lot Never See Stories Things Those Track True Watching Your I See I Believe I Believe In

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Tina Turner is someone that I admire, because she made her strength feminine and sexy.

~Beyonce Knowles

Topics: Admire Because Feminine Her Made Sexy She Someone Strength Tina Turner

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In Hindu societies, especially overprotected patriarchal families like mine, daughters are not at all desirable. They are trouble. And a mother who, as mine did, has three daughters, no sons, is supposed to go and hang herself, kill herself, because it is such an unlucky kind of motherhood to have.

~Bharati Mukherjee

Topics: Because Daughters Desirable Did Families Go Hang Herself Hindu Kind Like Mine Mother Motherhood Patriarchal Societies Sons Supposed Three Trouble Unlucky Who

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Mobility in India is going to be different from the West. In America, people would look at an autorickshaw and say, 'This is a passing thing.' But in India, you know it will stay because it is fast and convenient.

~Bhavish Aggarwal

Topics: America Be Different Because Convenient Different Fast Going India Know Look Mobility Passing People Say Stay Thing West Will Would You

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