As I watched bookstores close, I began to wonder how that felt for the owners. Owning a bookstore was their dream and now they're struggling and seeing those dreams fall apart.


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I feel Dress for Success is basically about empowering women who were in a disadvantaged situation. ...
KAREN ELSON
I love Jen Meyer - she's a dear friend, and Tabitha Simmons as well.
KAREN ELSON
I like those stories that capture the brutality of life, but there's still some kind of melancho...
KAREN ELSON
I tend to sort of over-accessorize, but to feel empowered, I strip it all down and become minimal so...
KAREN ELSON
I had a diary full of lyrics and whatnot and a little voice recorder of guitar riffs.
KAREN ELSON
I'm a fan of creating the mood and vibe with flowers, candles, and music. I love making my guest...
KAREN ELSON
I am obsessed with the Great Depression and with former showgirls - and the Victorians - the idea of...
KAREN ELSON
As scary as it is, I like making real, direct eye contact with people from the stage. In a sense, it...
KAREN ELSON
I constantly have a devil on my shoulder telling me that what I'm doing is really horrible, and ...
KAREN ELSON
The interesting thing with fashion is that it's really a massive daydream.
KAREN ELSON
I have lots and lots of party clothes. I mean real party clothes.
KAREN DUFFY
You become a parent when you have a baby, no matter how you get there.
KAREN DUFFY
My father managed shopping malls when I was a kid, and my high school job was to dress up in an elf ...
KAREN DUFFY
I am a bit of a Cheap Pete, but I do spend a fortune on books and false moustaches and practical jok...
KAREN DUFFY
I am enormously honored to be one of the spokesmen of the New Age Womens Health Campaign, so you'...
KAREN DUFFY
I don't have feeling in my feet to my fingertips; I also have active lesions in my bone marrow a...
KAREN DUFFY
In the beginning, when I first found out I had a disease that was incurable, emotionally I had to ge...
KAREN DUFFY
I just had that conversation this morning with my doctor. I just got back from the hospital a half-h...
KAREN DUFFY
My family has been amazing, and they understand how blessed I am. They've been able to keep my s...
KAREN DUFFY
Everyone who has sarcoidosis is affected differently.
KAREN DUFFY
In addition, I'll be attending women's health expos and medical conferences with the goal to...
KAREN DUFFY
A lot of people asked me if it was frustrating not having a clear specific diagnosis, but I didn'...
KAREN DUFFY
The ancient Greek view of happiness was really defined by leading a productive life: It's not ab...
KAREN DUFFY
It is a mistake to do nothing just because you think you can only do a little.
KAREN DUFFY
I try to manage my time to conserve energy.
KAREN DUFFY
I still when I wake up hit the ground running; and having an illness, I'm only one of hundreds o...
KAREN DUFFY
Concealing an illness is like keeping a beach ball under water.
KAREN DUFFY
I did as much research as I could and I took ownership of this illness, because if you don't tak...
KAREN DUFFY
I never expected in a million years that I would have the honor to become an advocate of women's...
KAREN DUFFY
My friend had a funny remark; he told me everybody has something - some people have a big butt, some...
KAREN DUFFY
The lesion is in the area of my brain that is responsible for motor function, so I have continual ch...
KAREN DUFFY
It really is a blessing when two people who are so full of dignity and kindness and really live to m...
KAREN DUFFY
In a way, I have simplified my life by setting priorities.
KAREN DUFFY
When in the end, the day came on which I was going away, I learned the strange learning that things ...
KAREN BLIXEN
If I know a song of Africa, of the giraffe and the African new moon lying on her back, of the plows ...
KAREN BLIXEN
I love coloring books. I keep some by my bed.
KAREN BLACK
I've been invited to do a trio with a fantastic jazz guitarist and a harmonica player.
KAREN BLACK
If I turn on the television, am I to believe that that is America? I'm sorry, I don't believ...
KAREN BLACK
If you didn't know that I am an actress, I don't think you could tell from my lifestyle. I c...
KAREN BLACK
I dislike when people try to pigeonhole me, when all I want is to do good work.
KAREN BLACK
I am the least intimidating person. I think I would have done better in my career if I were a little...
KAREN BLACK
I love what I do, so it's not tiring. If I worked at a computer or drove a truck, I'd be dea...
KAREN BLACK