I love the Bronte sisters, but I feel a closer kinship to the Ephron sisters, Nora and Delia, if only because their work makes me laugh more than the Brontes. I also love the Mitford sisters with their secret language and their endless letters back and forth.
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PATRICIA MACLACHLAN I can't wait for my little sisters to start dating, because it will really be fun to pick on the... DAVID GALLAGHER Which turned out to be no problem, ... Because we really did feel like sisters, and sisters can get ... CAMERON DIAZ The Japanese even forced fathers to rape their own daughters or sons their mothers, brothers their s... IRIS CHANG Christian sisters should not at any time dress extravagantly, but at all times dress as neat, modest... ELLEN G. WHITE The only service to be done for our downtrodden sisters and brother, is to give them education to de... ABHIJIT NASKAR I realized I love him just as much or more than I did four years ago. That I'm never live with him" ... CHRISTINE FEEHAN I relate to Nora's transformation in Henrik Ibsen's 'A Doll's House,' and I also... AUTUMN REESER I laugh at people who think their spontaneous, yet plan their spontaneous moments. SONYA.E.WILLIAMS We grew up like sisters. My children call her their aunt. ELAINE GAMPEL Originally I wanted to be a painter and did work with oils, but I come from a family of doctors, inc... FAISAL MAMSA Real excellence and humility are not incompatible one with the other, on the contrary they are twin ... JEAN BAPTISTE LACORDAIRE Love, Mercy, and Grace, sisters all, attend your wounds of silence and hope. ABERJHANI I remember that I used to mix with my friends who had brothers and sisters. I was an only child. KEITH EMERSON The young gentlemen who came calling seemed especially puzzling. They sat in their velvet shirts and... PATRICIA A. MCKILLIP What a fool you must be," said my head to my heart, or my sterner to my softer self. ANNE BRONTë I'm the oldest and I've got two sisters. LISA SNOWDON I used to love watching 'Hee Haw' on TV when I was a kid. My brothers and sisters weren'... DARIUS RUCKER To the outside world we all grow old. But not to brothers and sisters. We know each other as we alwa... CLARA ORTEGA That case with my two sisters? That was a disaster. It was. They're really fine people. When my ... MANUEL MOROUN Power comes not from the barrel of a gun, but from one's awareness of his or her own cultural streng... ADDISON GAYLE, JR. Power comes not from the barrel of a gun, but from one's awareness of his or her own cultural streng... ADDISON GAYLE JR. We are angels just like the rest of our brothers and sisters. JAY WOODMAN It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained. QUEEN ELIZABETH II Like all best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and... QUEEN ELIZABETH II My husband has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years, and I owe him a debt greater ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have to be seen to be believed. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have in sincerity pledged myself to your service, as so many of you are pledged to mine. Throughou... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I hope that tomorrow we can all, wherever we are, join in expressing our grief at Diana's loss, ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast. QUEEN ELIZABETH II The British constitution has always been puzzling and always will be. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have behind me not only the splendid traditions and the annals of more than a thousand years but t... QUEEN ELIZABETH II To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in th... QUEEN ELIZABETH II What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass; it is almost exactly 13 years since ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II First, I want to pay tribute to Diana myself. She was an exceptional and gifted human being. In good... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something e... QUEEN ELIZABETH II To all those who have suffered as a consequence of our troubled past I extend my sincere thoughts an... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Grief is the price we pay for love. QUEEN ELIZABETH II The upward course of a nation's history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II At its heart, engineering is about using science to find creative, practical solutions. It is a nobl... QUEEN ELIZABETH II At Christmas, I am always struck by how the spirit of togetherness lies also at the heart of the Chr... QUEEN ELIZABETH II For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first. QUEEN ELIZABETH II The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses w... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your s... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Therefore I am sure that this, my Coronation, is not the symbol of a power and a splendor that are g... QUEEN ELIZABETH II We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the man... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Madam President, speaking here in Dublin Castle it is impossible to ignore the weight of history, as... QUEEN ELIZABETH II These wretched babies don't come until they are ready. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I know of no single formula for success. But over the years I have observed that some attributes of ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II The events that I have attended to mark my Diamond Jubilee have been a humbling experience. It has t... QUEEN ELIZABETH II In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters... QUEEN ELIZABETH II No one who knew Diana will ever forget her. 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