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Maria: I can't seem to stop singing wherever I am. And what's worse, I can't seem to stop saying things - anything and everything I think and feel.
Mother Abbess: Some people would call that honesty.
Maria: Oh, but it's terrible, Reverend Mother.

-Sound of Music



"I wished she'd never stop squeezing me. I wished I could spend the rest of my life as a child, being slightly crushed by someone who loved me."

-Ella Enchanted

"It is in vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquillity: they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it. Millions are condemned to a stiller doom than mine, and millions are in silent revolt against their lot....Women are supposed to be very calm generally: but women feel just as men feel..."

-Jane Eyre

"Iris: [to Jasper] I don't know, but I think what I've got is something slightly resembling... GUMPTION*!"
*Gumption is defined as shrewd or spirited initiative and resourcefulness.

-The Holiday


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