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Dorothy Dunnett Quotes: After I convinced them that I was a harmless novelist, I actually got them to give me a tour of the harem - which is usually off limits for tourists.
         

After I convinced them that I was a harmless novelist, I actually got them to give me a tour of the harem - which is usually off limits for tourists.


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Man is a being of varied, manifold and inconstant nature. And woman, by God, is a match for him.

Man is a being of varied, manifold and inconstant nature. And woman, by God, is a match for him.



But I despised men who accepted their fate. I shaped mine twenty times and had it broken twenty times in my hands.

But I despised men who accepted their fate. I shaped mine twenty times and had it broken twenty times in my hands.



And habits are hell's own substitute for good intentions. Habits are the ruin of ambition, of initiative , of imagination. They're the curse of marriage and the after-bane of death.

And habits are hell's own substitute for good intentions. Habits are the ruin of ambition, of initiative , of imagination. They're the curse of marriage and the after-bane of death.



I would give you my soul in a blackberry pie; and a knife to cut it with.

I would give you my soul in a blackberry pie; and a knife to cut it with.



Look up . . . and see them. The teaching stars, beyond worship and commonplace tongues.

Look up . . . and see them. The teaching stars, beyond worship and commonplace tongues.



So she was on her own, Kate thought, and instilled all the friendly helpfulness she could into her next question. “Excuse me, but are you the bad company young Mr. Scott has got into?

So she was on her own, Kate thought, and instilled all the friendly helpfulness she could into her next question. “Excuse me, but are you the bad company young Mr. Scott has got into?



He regards boredom, I observe, as the One and Mighty Enemy of his soul. And will succeed in conquering it, I am sure—if he survives the experience.

He regards boredom, I observe, as the One and Mighty Enemy of his soul. And will succeed in conquering it, I am sure—if he survives the experience.



Where are the links of the chain ... joining us to the past?

Where are the links of the chain ... joining us to the past?



But it's also because of something personal. My mother and father met while playing chess, so I've always had a fondness for the game. If it weren't for chess, I might not be here.

But it's also because of something personal. My mother and father met while playing chess, so I've always had a fondness for the game. If it weren't for chess, I might not be here.



Facts are the soil from which the story grows. Imagination is a last resort.

Facts are the soil from which the story grows. Imagination is a last resort.





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We can never know what might have been but what is to come is another matter entirely



Why not seize the pleasure at once? -- How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation!

Why not seize the pleasure at once? -- How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation!



Decorate your inner dreams with love, light and laughter

Decorate your inner dreams with love, light and laughter



I was looking for something a lot heavier, yet melodic at the same time. Something different from heavy metal, a different attitude.

I was looking for something a lot heavier, yet melodic at the same time. Something different from heavy metal, a different attitude.



If we can get people to focus on fruits and vegetables and more healthy foods, we'll be better in terms of our healthcare situation.

If we can get people to focus on fruits and vegetables and more healthy foods, we'll be better in terms of our healthcare situation.



By so many measures, our country is stronger and more prosperous than it was when we first got here. And I'm hopeful we'll build on the progress we've made in the years to come.

By so many measures, our country is stronger and more prosperous than it was when we first got here. And I'm hopeful we'll build on the progress we've made in the years to come.



I lived in New York for maybe a year and a half, from '95 to '97, but I live in Dallas. My whole family is there.

I lived in New York for maybe a year and a half, from '95 to '97, but I live in Dallas. My whole family is there.



--you wouldn't have hurt me like this for nothing. So what have I done? How have I wronged you? Tell me.

--you wouldn't have hurt me like this for nothing. So what have I done? How have I wronged you? Tell me.



Arrogance always destroys opportunity

Arrogance always destroys opportunity



There is no meeting of minds, no point of understanding with such terror. Just a choice: Defeat it or be defeated by it. And defeat it we must.

There is no meeting of minds, no point of understanding with such terror. Just a choice: Defeat it or be defeated by it. And defeat it we must.




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