I'm, I guess you could say, the Chinese-speaking, banjo-picking girl.


Abigail Washburn

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ABIGAIL CAPLOVITZ
The industry has been trying to get around existing consumer protection provision by the way they se...
ABIGAIL CAPLOVITZ
From the perspective of consumer groups, it is legislation that basically allows the industry to con...
ABIGAIL CAPLOVITZ
It is really important to keep in mind that puberty is the biology of change and adolescence is the ...
ABIGAIL BAIRD
During the first year of college, students have many new experiences. They are faced with new cognit...
ABIGAIL BAIRD
I begin to think, that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life ... Man was made for action ...
ABIGAIL ADAMS
Yes, I know that now that there is truth in beauty and beauty in truth. My nature is to be depressiv...
ABIGAIL GEORGE
What do you want, MacGuffin, a duel?”
“No.” Julian held out both hands, one palm flat, th...
ABIGAIL ROUX
These are times in which a genius would wish to live. It is not in the still calm of life, or the re...
ABIGAIL ADAMS
Adventure, risk, and triumph is best learned from a piece of cream-filled, fried dough 1,200 miles f...
ABIGAIL NELSON
I would like to point out that while I have considerately remained composed during our discourse, I ...
ABIGAIL REYNOLDS
War and peace. There are blurred lines in the realities of both. A separation anxiety as the paradig...
ABIGAIL GEORGE
You know I'd follow you anywhere. Even if it's straight to Hell.
ABIGAIL ROUX
What about the animals?” Ty asked. “Who the hell needs this many dogs anyway?”
“What’...
ABIGAIL ROUX
The way black women say "girl" can be magical. Frankly, I have no solid beliefs about the survival o...
ABIGAIL PADGETT
Like water our ideals for writing what seems at first to be a calling to pen a masterpiece, it at fi...
ABIGAIL GEORGE
Wait!" she cried, and she yanked away from him and gathered her heels and her ruined
purse. She...
ABIGAIL ROUX
My bursting heart must find vent at my pen.
ABIGAIL ADAMS
A couple of years ago my sister Judy and I were each given a box of truffles. The tiny print said tw...
ABIGAIL THOMAS
There are those people who can eat one piece of chocolate, one piece of cake, drink one glass of win...
ABIGAIL THOMAS
This Saturday? As in tomorrow Saturday? We have to give lectures in twelve hours? We're not prepared...
ABIGAIL ROUX
We have too many high sounding words and too few actions that correspond with them.
ABIGAIL ADAMS
It takes strength to be proud of yourself and to accept yourself when you know that you have somethi...
ABIGAIL TARTTELIN
Napping is divine, but I no longer have all the time in the world.
ABIGAIL THOMAS
Either conquer the night, or become one of its conquests.
ABIGAIL BIDDINGER
I'm Catholic. I don't pray, I just ask for forgiveness after.
ABIGAIL ROUX
Someone would have to be out of their mind not to come back to you. I walked through a blizzard to g...
ABIGAIL ROUX
My father loved biographies. He loved the true tales of interesting people that were shaping our cul...
ABIGAIL SPENCER
Good kitty"
"Why do you encourage them?"
"They're good kitties."
"They're your minion...
ABIGAIL ROUX
The habits of a vigorous mind are born in contending with difficulties.
ABIGAIL ADAMS