7 Quotes & Sayings By Alexandra Ripley

Alexandra Ripley is a best selling author of young adult fiction, including the New York Times bestselling "The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making," and the critically acclaimed "The Vanderbeekers of 143rd Street," both of which were filmed by Disney. She has also written for Nickelodeon and Minute by Minute and has received two Emmy awards for her work on "An American Girl: Starring Molly Ringwald." Ripley attended Princeton University where she earned a degree in English. She lives with her husband in Brooklyn.

Should-haves solve nothing. It's the next thing to happen that...
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Should-haves solve nothing. It's the next thing to happen that needs thinking about. Alexandra Ripley
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Scarlett O'Hara did the most courageous thing she had ever been called on to do. She faced up to failure. Alexandra Ripley
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Charlestonians had a particularly vicious and cunning game, developed after the War. They treated outsiders with so much graciousness and consideration that their politeness became a weapon. 'Visitors end up feeling as if they're wearing shoes for the first time in their lives. It's said that only the strongest ever recover from the experience. The Chinese never developed a torture to match it, although they're a very subtle people. Alexandra Ripley
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How could a man know the truth of his own soul? Alexandra Ripley
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To anyone with a drop of Irish blood in them the land they live on is like their mother. It's the only thing that lasts, that's worth working for, for fighting for... Alexandra Ripley
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Something happens to people when they're masked. They become too free, uncivilized. They may do anything. Alexandra Ripley