About Washington Irving
Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He wrote the short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820), both of which appear in his collection The Sketch Book of...
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There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.
Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.
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A woman can be anything the man who loves her would have her be.
Man does not control his own fate. The women in his life do that for him.
Ninety percent of [my salary] I spent on booze and women, and the other 10 percent I wasted.
You know "that look" women get when they want sex? Me neither.
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