The ones that hurt the most always say the least.
Fannie Flagg
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FANNIE HURST Sex is a discovery.
FANNIE HURST Any writer worth the name is always getting into one thing or getting out of another thing.
FANNIE HURST Some people think they are worth a lot of money just because they have it.
FANNIE HURST A woman has to be twice as good as a man to go half as far.
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FANNIE HURST It takes a clever man to turn cynic and a wise man to be clever enough not to.
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