There was this tendency to drift. And yet when she thought about it, what did she really want to do? Or be? She had given up dancing-the dance-because it was too demanding, because it required an almost total devotion which she was unwilling to give. The cruelest art.
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LYNN ABBEY When I have an idea, it goes from vague, cloudy notion to 100,000 words in a heartbeat. LYNN ABBEY My mum used Avon Skin So Soft oil when I was younger. She would have a bath, and then the smell used... ABBEY CLANCY I'm from a normal household. I haven't always had millions to spend on creams and clothes. I... ABBEY CLANCY My natural hair is jet black. I used to have it down to my bum. And I went through a phase of being ... ABBEY CLANCY It's a spirit that was given me and the relationships and meeting all these great people, Duke E... ABBEY LINCOLN That bedrock faith that I could write was what blinded me to attempts to discourage me. LYNN ABBEY I'm dense when it comes to discouragement. LYNN ABBEY I think my prose reads as if English were my second language. By the time I get to the end of a para... LYNN ABBEY After I left that, I wanted to continue programming films, so I started the Jewish film festival. 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DEAR ABBEY Many husbands today pitch in to help with household chores it's called partnership. DEAR ABBEY If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we'd all be millionaires. DEAR ABBEY Many husbands today pitch in to help with household chores  it's c... DEAR ABBEY I loved Billie Holiday more than any other person other than myself on the stage. Yeah, I do. ABBEY LINCOLN No one uses a ribbon typewriter any more, but your final draft is not the time to try to wring a few... LYNN ABBEY