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Anna Cora Mowatt
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“There is always a half-malicious curiosity amongst actors to witness the shortcomings of a novice. They invariably experience strong inclinations to prophesy failure.”
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“Misfortune sprinkles ashes on the head of the man, but falls like dew on the heart of the woman, and brings forth [gems] of strength of which she herself had no conscious possession.”
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“Women endowed with remarkable sensibilities enjoy much, but they also suffer much. The greater the light the stronger will be the shadow.”
Anna Cora Mowatt, French-born U.S. actor, writer, playwright
(1819 - 1870)
Full name: Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt Ritchie. Also wrote as Henry C. Browning, Helen Berkley, Charles A. Lee.