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daughter gentleman equal
He is a gentleman, and I am a gentleman's daughter. So far we are equal. Jane Austen
daughter mother albums
I'll be a nun, raise my daughter, and make albums. Brandy Norwood
daughter brother book
There's Beatles books and T-shirts and rings, and one thing and another. To buy my daughter all these things, I had to sell her brother. Allan Sherman
daughter mother writing
I learned to knit in 2002, six months after my 5-year-old daughter, Grace, died suddenly from a virulent form of strep. I was unable to read or write, and friends suggested I take up knitting; almost immediately I fell under its spell. Ann Hood
daughter mother rain
I was a daughterless mother. I had nowhere to put the things a mother places on her daughter. The nail polish I used to paint our toenails hardened. Our favorite videos gathered dust. Her small apron was in a box in the attic. Her shoes - the sparkly ones, the leopard rain boots, the ballet slippers - stood in a corner. Ann Hood
daughter mother children
My daughter, Grace, was not killed by a gun. She died suddenly at age 5 from a virulent form of strep. As I stood stunned in a church at her memorial, one of the hardest things I heard someone say was, 'I'm going to go home and hug my child a little tighter.' 'Well, good for you,' I thought. 'I'm going to go home and scream.' Ann Hood
daughter mother beach
I am definitely a Type A personality, always rushing around, trying to do too much, not good at just lying on the beach. But I'm so thankful for everything I have: wonderfully supportive parents and sisters, the best husband in the world, terrific students I love teaching and hanging out with, and above all, my two amazing daughters. Amy Chua
daughter mother kids
The fact is that Chinese parents can do things that would seem unimaginable-even legally actionable-to Westerners. Chinese mothers can say to their daughters, "Hey fatty-lose some weight." By contrast, Western parents have to tiptoe around the issue, talking in terms of "health" and never ever mentioning the f-word, and their kids still end up in therapy for eating disorders and negative self image. Amy Chua
daughter running drinking
In her memoir, Anne Robinson recounts the wake-up call which motivated her to stop drinking. Leaving her eight-year-old daughter alone in their car while she went to buy liquor, she returned to find her daughter with tears running down her cheeks. The guilt and horror Ms. Robinson felt at this sight jolted her into sobriety. Anne Robinson
books books-and-reading call checked dvds people
People call each other when they see new books on the shelves. New books are usually checked out in two days, DVDs in (only) hours. Sharon Chang
book rewritten stones written
The Stones have written and rewritten the book on touring. Ray Waddell
book june third
I self-published the first edition, hardcover, in June 2003. The book is now in its third printing. George Smith
book object
The whole object of the book is to take the two-dimensional bios and make them into three-dimensional people. Philip Chien
book far win
This is a win in our book as far as I am concerned. We keep working hard. It'll come. Travis Paquet
book books-and-reading chose continue draws gets interested point suck
That's why I chose it, it's the first book in a series. This way they get the first book and it will suck them in. It draws them in and gets them interested in the book, and then they want to continue the series. And it gets them reading, which is the whole point of this group. Gena Prochaska
book kids young
I've been a book collector since I was young, since I was a kid. Brett Ratner
book tired trying
I try to avoid having thoughts. They lead to other thoughts, and—if you’re not careful—those lead to actions. Actions make you tired. I have this on rather good authority from someone who once read it in a book. Brandon Sanderson
book believe soul
I attempted briefly to consecrate myself in the public library, believing every crack in my soul could be chinked with a book. Barbara Kingsolver
long-ago long laziness
the less one does, as I long ago observed, the less one can find time to do. Jane Welsh Carlyle
long-ago water bread
I cast my bread on the waters long ago. Now it's time for you to send it back to me - toasted and buttered on both sides. Jesse Jackson
long-ago long
She is no longer I, she is too long ago, she is only she... Gregory Maguire