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Emotions weren't like washing. There was no call to peg them out for all the world to view.
Beryl Bainbridge
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Beryl Bainbridge
Age: 75 †
Born: 1934
Born: November 21
Died: 2010
Died: July 2
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City of Liverpool
Dame Beryl Margaret Bainbridge
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The sun burnt on, drugging everything with warmth.
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I've never been put down by a man, unless I deserved it, and have never felt inferior.
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Well, I woke up one morning around Christmas, went as far as the shops, and when I got to the corner I felt this violent pain in me left leg. I mentioned it to my daughter and she took me instantly to the hospital. It turned out it was vasculitis. In other words, you can have your leg off.
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no one had experiences any more, only traumas.
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Once the grammar has been learned, writing is simply talking on paper and in time learning what not to say.
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I am of the firm belief that everybody could write books and I never understand why they don't. After all, everybody speaks. Once the grammar has been learnt it is simply talking on paper and in time learning what not to say.
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I've never been drawn to the feminist movement. I was brought up to believe that men had little to do with the home or children - except to bring in the money.
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The vital accessories to my work are my reference books, such as the complete Shakespeare and a prayer book, and a large refuse bin.
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