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A Past full of Eccentric People Doing Things

“They were funny, these old women; they may have talked constantly of the past, but it was a past full of particular and often eccentric people doing things that charmed and amused me.  I remarked on it once to Grammaude: … Continue reading

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Confidence isn’t the Absence of Fear, it’s How You Act in Spite of Fear

“Emotional courage is what we’re all striving for in the end.  The courage to tell the truth is something people need to be proud of, as is the courage to be yourself, to trust love and the healing process. Robert … Continue reading

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She is the Funniest, Looniest Woman in Her World

  “Being a woman is hard work.  Not without joy and even ecstasy, but still relentless, unending work…the woman who survives intact and happy must be at once tender and tough…it is imperative that a woman keep her sense of … Continue reading

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