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One could say that in case of need, every normal and healthy woman is able to hold a position. And there is no profession which cannot be practiced by a woman.

~Edith Stein

Topics: Able Cannot Case Could Every Healthy Hold Need Normal Position Practiced Profession Say Which Woman

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The person who grieves suffers his passion to grow upon him; he indulges it, he loves it; but this never happens in the case of actual pain, which no man ever willingly endured for any considerable time.

~Edmund Burke

Topics: Actual Any Case Considerable Endured Ever Grieves Grow Happens He Him His Loves Man Never Pain Passion Person Suffers Time Which Who Willingly

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In the case of my book, I don't think it's really the coming-out gay novel that everyone really needed, even though it was received as such. The boy is too creepy, he betrays his teacher, the only adult man with whom he's enjoyed a sexual experience, etc.

~Edmund White

Topics: Adult Betrays Book Boy Case Creepy Enjoyed Etc Even Everyone Experience Gay He His Man Needed Novel Only Really Received Sexual Teacher Think Though Too Whom

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Why did mainstream America come to accept marriage equality? Gay leaders had made a convincing case that gay families were like straight families and should have the same rights. The American spirit of fair play had been invoked.

~Edmund White

Topics: Accept America American American Spirit Been Case Come Convincing Did Equality Fair Fair Play Families Gay Had Leaders Like Made Mainstream Marriage Marriage Equality Play Rights Same Should Spirit Straight Were Why

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Few writers in history have ever been 'politically correct' (a notion that rapidly changes in any case), and there's no reason to imagine that gay writers will ever suit their readers, especially since that readership is splintered into ghettos within ghettos.

~Edmund White

Topics: Any Been Case Changes Correct Ever Few Gay History Imagine No Reason Notion Politically Politically Correct Rapidly Readers Readership Reason Since Suit Will Within Writers

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While writing 'City Boy,' I relied mainly on my own memories. In particular, I was able to describe the effect of gay liberation on an individual life (mine) as events paralleled my own growing self-acceptance; in this case, the political truly was the personal.

~Edmund White

Topics: Able Boy Case City Describe Effect Events Gay Growing Individual Liberation Life Mainly Memories Mine My Own Own Particular Personal Political Truly While Writing

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There was a uniqueness to the American case of slavery. 10 million people, a conservative estimate, were brought to America... hundreds of people were set up in work camps, and hereditary-forced labor was put in place. That's a very different thing than the personal slavery that existed elsewhere.

~Edward Ball

Topics: America American Brought Camps Case Conservative Different Different Thing Elsewhere Estimate Existed Hundreds Hundreds Of People Labor Million Million People People Personal Place Put Set Slavery Than Thing Uniqueness Up Very Were Work

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I will defend anyone as long as the client gives me total control of the case and pays up front.

~Edward Bennett Williams

Topics: Anyone Case Client Control Defend Front Gives Long Me Pays Total Up Will

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Normally, an actress has to work to bring out her male side. In our case, the dynamic is reversed. The actor playing her modelled himself on Sharon Stone.

~Edward Hall

Topics: Actor Actress Bring Case Dynamic Her Himself Male Normally Our Out Playing Reversed Sharon Side Stone Work

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Black bears, though, are not fearsome. I encountered one on the road to my house in Vermont, alone at night. I picked up two stones just in case, but I wasn't afraid of him. I felt a hunter's exhilaration and a brotherly feeling.

~Edward Hoagland

Topics: Afraid Alone Bears Black Case Encountered Exhilaration Feeling Felt Him House Hunter Just Night Picked Road Stones Though Two Up Vermont

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