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she'd played mother and wives. Women in narratives were always defined by their relations.


Lauren Groff

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DYLAN LAUREN In my dream I know I am falling. But there is no up or down, no walls or sides or ceilings, just the...
LAUREN OLIVER I always think family get-togethers when everybody just sort of crashes out are pretty much the best...
LAUREN COHAN I've read pretty broadly on the Holocaust - both fiction and non-fiction - and to me, 'The L...
LAUREN WEISBERGER What I find cool about being a banned author is this: I'm writing books that evoke a reaction, b...
LAUREN MYRACLE 'Purple Plumeria' I dithered over for months and then wrote the whole thing between the begi...
LAUREN WILLIG Blogging is a great way to show your talents and interests to prospective employers, while adding an...
LAUREN CONRAD At some point, I fell in love. Shortly thereafter, I got my heart broken. Sniff, sniff. And I realiz...
LAUREN KATE I've been entrepreneurial since middle school. I was always arranging bake sales, dances and sch...
DYLAN LAUREN I was recently appointed by President Obama to the President's Committee for People with Intelle...
LAUREN POTTER When I was a kid, it was Bette Davis. She was my idol. I used to cut school and sit in the back of t...
LAUREN BACALL I'm not completely vegan - my diet's probably about 80 percent plant based, but I do eat som...
LAUREN BOWLES Some people are willing to betray years of friendship just to get a little bit of the spotlight.
LAUREN CONRAD I love to bake! I have a huge sweet tooth, and I love to make things like zucchini muffins, you know...
LAUREN BOWLES I'm not so much a shoe or bag person as jewelry, and I think it's because jewelry is like ca...
DYLAN LAUREN I'm baffled when young actors aren't familiar with current film, television and theater, or ...
LAUREN GRAHAM If I wasn't doing candy, I'd want to create the best rescue animal-shelter organization. Oth...
DYLAN LAUREN Barbra Streisand has always been an inspiration for me. I admire Jennifer Lopez because she's be...
LAUREN LONDON I love Barbra Streisand. Anybody who knows me knows I just love her, love her, love her!
LAUREN LONDON Obviously, I've seen what the press has done to my cousins. I would never let that rule my life,...
LAUREN BUSH I never thought about being on a series before. It seemed like such a big commitment. But I love goi...
LAUREN AMBROSE Give your kid some credit for being smart - just because they read about something doesn't mean ...
LAUREN MYRACLE Being responsible for another human life terrifies me, because I kill plants.
LAUREN CONRAD