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I got married very early, and in no time at all, we had three children. And it seemed to me I had an obligation to support them.

~E. L. Doctorow

Topics: Children Early Got Had Married Me No Time Obligation Seemed Support Them Three Time Very

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Once you're in charge of your job, your house, your children, getting the food on the table, doing all of this, all of the time, it'd be nice for someone else to be in charge for a bit maybe.

~E. L. James

Topics: Be Nice Bit Charge Children Doing Else Food Getting House Job Maybe Nice Once Someone Table Time You Your

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After I won the Newbery Medal for 'From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler,' children all over the world let me know that they liked books that take them to unusual places where they meet unusual people.

~E. L. Konigsburg

Topics: After Books Children Files Know Liked Me Medal Meet Over People Places Take Them Unusual Where Won World Mrs

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When I was in college at Carnegie Mellon, I wanted to be a chemist. So I became one. I worked in a laboratory and went to graduate school at the University of Pittsburgh. Then I taught science at a private girls' school. I had three children and waited until all three were in school before I started writing.

~E. L. Konigsburg

Topics: Became Before Carnegie Chemist Children College Girl Graduate Graduate School Had Laboratory Pittsburgh Private School Science Started Taught Then Three University Until Waited Wanted Were Worked Writing

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There is much good luck in the world, but it is luck. We are none of us safe. We are children, playing or quarrelling on the line.

~E. M. Forster

Topics: Children Good Good Luck Line Luck Much None Playing Safe Us World

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One marvels why the middle classes still insist on so much discomfort for their children at such expense to themselves.

~E. M. Forster

Topics: Children Classes Discomfort Expense Insist Middle Much Still Themselves Why

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If there were no schools to take the children away from home part of the time, the insane asylums would be filled with mothers.

~E. W. Howe

Topics: Asylum Away Children Filled Home Insane Mothers Part Schools Take Time Were Would

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To separate children from others of similar age and qualifications solely because of their race generates a feeling of inferiority as to their status in the community that may affect their hearts and minds in a way unlikely ever to be undone.

~Earl Warren

Topics: Affect Age Because Children Community Ever Feeling Hearts Inferiority May Minds Others Qualifications Race Separate Similar Solely Status Undone Unlikely Way

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Having my animals or my children with me exorcises that feeling of not being wanted.

~Eartha Kitt

Topics: Animals Being Children Feeling Having Me Wanted

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During my twenties and thirties, my interest in the political poem increased as my apparent access to it declined. I sensed resistances around me. I was married; I lived in a suburb; I had small children.

~Eavan Boland

Topics: Access Apparent Around Children Declined Had Increased Interest Lived Married Me Poem Political Sensed Small Small Children Suburb Thirties Twenties

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