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Writing is exhilarating, but reading reviews is not. I've been really devastated by 'good' reviews because they misunderstand the project of the book. It can be strangely galvanising to get a 'bad' one.

~Eleanor Catton

Topics: Bad Bad One Because Been Book Devastated Exhilarating Get Good Misunderstand Project Reading Really Reviews Strangely Writing

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My second novel, 'The Luminaries,' is set in the New Zealand gold rushes of the 1860s, though it's not really a historical novel in the conventional sense. So far, I've been describing it as 'an astrological murder mystery.'

~Eleanor Catton

Topics: Been Conventional Describing Far Gold Historical Mystery New New Zealand Novel Really Second Sense Set Though Zealand

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I don't for a moment believe that women have suffered the same kind of injustices that blacks have - women have never been enslaved. But still, many of the psychological and economic problems are the same.

~Eleanor Holmes Norton

Topics: Been Believe Blacks Economic Economic Problems Enslaved Injustices Kind Many Moment Never Problems Psychological Same Still Suffered Women

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Affirmative action is the most important antidiscrimination technique ever instituted in the United States. It is the one tool that has had a demonstrable effect on discrimination... Affirmative action, by all statistical measures, has been the central ingredient to the creation of the black middle class.

~Eleanor Holmes Norton

Topics: Action Affirmative Affirmative Action Been Black Central Class Creation Discrimination Effect Ever Had Important Ingredient Instituted Measures Middle Middle Class Most States Statistical Technique The Most Important Tool United United States

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I started out pursuing an acting career out of college when I lived in Los Angeles. When I got an entry into broadcasting, I preferred it. I liked being me, rather than dressing up to be someone else. Now I'm 30 and doing a career of my own and have been in this career for eight years.

~Eleanor Mondale

Topics: Acting Acting Career Angeles Been Being Broadcasting Career College Doing Dressing Eight Else Entry Got Liked Lived Los Los Angeles Me My Own Now Out Own Preferred Pursuing Rather Someone Started Than Up Years

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My experience has been that work is almost the best way to pull oneself out of the depths.

~Eleanor Roosevelt

Topics: Almost Been Best Best Way Depths Experience Oneself Out Pull Way Work

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Since 1996, the Feminist Majority Foundation has been immersed in a campaign to support Afghan women and girls in their fight against the brutal oppression of the Taliban.

~Eleanor Smeal

Topics: Afghan Against Been Brutal Campaign Feminist Fight Foundation Girl Immersed Majority Oppression Since Support Taliban Women Women And Girls

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I have been studying women's political behavior since the early 1970s and first identified the gender gap in 1980 with the help of legendary pollster Louis Harris.

~Eleanor Smeal

Topics: Been Behavior Early First Gap Gender Harris Help Identified Legendary Louis Political Since Studying Women 1970S

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I remember when I was younger. Dad's agent came round, and I asked if she would represent me. She didn't represent children at the time, but I wouldn't let her leave the house until she agreed. I've always been quite headstrong.

~Eleanor Tomlinson

Topics: Agent Agreed Always Asked Been Came Children Dad Headstrong Her House Leave Me Quite Remember Remember When Represent Round She Time Until Would Younger I Remember

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I love to fly. I always wanted to fly. It's been one of my dreams since I was 3 years old. I remember saying to my mom, 3 years old, every day, 'I can fly!' Living on the ninth floor, it was dangerous.

~Elena Anaya

Topics: Always Been Dangerous Day Dreams Every Every Day Floor Fly Living Love Mom Ninth Old Remember Saying Since Wanted Years I Remember I Love I Can

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