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Chains do not hold a marriage together. It is thread, hundreds of tiny threads which sew people together through the years.


Simone Signoret

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SIMONE BILES This may be a dream, but I'll say it anyway: I was supposed to be married last year, and I bough...
NINA SIMONE As soon as men know that they can kill without fear of punishment or blame, they kill; or at least t...
SIMONE WEIL What I was interested in was conveying an emotional message, which means using everything you've...
NINA SIMONE I would suggest that barbarism be considered as a permanent and universal human characteristic which...
SIMONE WEIL I dated someone in the '90s who was really into Metallica, and I remember thinking at the time, ...
HANNAH SIMONE Before a big event, I usually go to church and light a candle for St. Sebastian, who is the patron s...
SIMONE BILES I'm just a really big fan of street style. When I went to New York for Fashion Week, it was grea...
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