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Gwen Davis
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“Do not join Encounter groups. If you enjoy being made to feel inadequate, call your mother.”
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“Collect treasures that have meaning only to you. Put them in a special place, and explain them to no one, except when you're giving interviews to Time magazine.”
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“Cultivate night-blooming jasmine near your bedroom window, and dream of men you've always longed for.”
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“Do not determine to change your life eventually. If you have decided to change your life, it is already changing.”
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“Aloneness, like life, becomes more interesting when you realize it's a present.”
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“Think of your husband as a lover from a previous life, and wonder what you did to deserve him.”
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“If Ms. magazine got mad enough, it could be Indira Gandhi!”
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“It is a jesting universe where the longing for first romance couples with acne.”
Gwen Davis, U.S. writer, playwright, screenwriter, songwriter, journalist, poet
(1936)