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I know of a cure for everything: salt water...in one way or the other. Sweat, or tears, or the salt sea.


Karen Blixen

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ISAK DINESEN The cure for anything is salt water... tears, sweat or the sea.
, SEVEN GOTHIC TALES, 1934 The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears or the sea.
ISAK DINESEN The cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears, or the sea
ISAK DINESEN The cure for anything is salt water -- sweat, teats, or the sea.
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NINA POST The cure for anything is saltwater--sweat, tears, or the sea.
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'Not always,' I countered.
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DOROTHY ALLISON All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.
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GEORGE R.R. MARTIN The terrifying fear of a crash had triggered the fight-or-flight response in the child, making him b...
PAWAN MISHRA It is a good time for us to store fresh water to curb the salt tide.
CHEN ZHUHUANG The outdoors, the beautiful environment, both in fresh and salt water. And the thing that concerns m...
REX HUNT I miss it: the smell of sand, sweat, and gunpowder, rings of salt from dried sweat on my pants’ le...
ADAM FENNER New ages don't arrive overnight, or without "blood, sweat, and tears."
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OSCAR WILDE I love anything that involves the ocean. Swimming, snorkelling or surfing are all fun, which distrac...
SAMANTHA STOSUR Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust.
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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 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 I love playing strong women, even if they're nuts.
KAREN BLACK If you can write it, I can be it.
KAREN BLACK When I wrote my stories in elementary school, I signed them all 'Karen E. Bender' with the s...
KAREN BENDER You sit at your computer for hours, then slave away at your job that you may or may not like. You do...
KAREN BENDER At one point, I had a story accepted at the 'New Yorker,' which sent off weird bells in peop...
KAREN BENDER Writing about a person whose struggle you wish you could solve is an act of compassion and also, fra...
KAREN BENDER My second novel began after my family moved from New York City to North Carolina, and I watched my s...
KAREN BENDER When I was 19 and dropped out of college for several months, I lived for some time with my grandmoth...
KAREN BENDER Write something beautiful and honest and that makes you very proud.
KAREN BENDER What is it to be normal, at 12, at 78? What is it like when you can't grow up?
KAREN BENDER My first published work was when I was 19, in 'Playgirl.' It was an odd experience but excit...
KAREN BENDER It's great being married to a writer. You live with someone who can read your work and help you.
KAREN BENDER I wrote lots of pages. I showed what I wrote to Iowa friends, and they said, 'Good start.' T...
KAREN BENDER