15 Quotes & Sayings By Gillian Duce

Gillian Duce is a London-based journalist who has written for the Guardian, the New Statesman, the Times Literary Supplement, the London Review of Books, and many other publications. She was one of the founding editors of Index on Censorship and has contributed to numerous anthologies. Her first book, The President's Daughter: A Memoir was published in 2009. It was shortlisted for the TS Eliot Prize for literary memoirs Read more

Her second book, Secret Lives: The Story of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, Duchess of York, The Queen Mother, will be published by Chatto & Windus in May 2016.

To live with regret is to deny one's life of...
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To live with regret is to deny one's life of living. Gillian Duce
How can the heart and mind work together? The mind...
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How can the heart and mind work together? The mind wants logic and to travel in straight lines, while the heart wants to be free and travel upward in spirals to dizzying heights. Gillian Duce
Forgiveness is the subjective and fertile ground the acorn falls...
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Forgiveness is the subjective and fertile ground the acorn falls upon when gifted to ourselves and others. Gillian Duce
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One's own form of sensibility is not not necessarily another's. Common sense is not so common. Gillian Duce
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You don't blame your shadow for the shape of your body, just the same, don't blame others for the shape of your experience. Gillian Duce
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A smile is a light within you being turned on, it can illuminate the path for you and others. Gillian Duce
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No one said parenting was easy, but NO good parent has any right to give up. It is one labyrinth you can never quit because it seems too hard. Gillian Duce
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It is hard to focus on going forwards when you are looking backwards. Gillian Duce
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Life is only as colorful as the paintbox you choose to paint it with. Gillian Duce
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Each moment is just that... a moment. Whether good or bad it will pass to the next. Forward to the next and create a wonderful life. Gillian Duce
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All dreams are realities waiting for us to believe in them. Gillian Duce
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Yesterday is done. Today has just begun. I am not going let anyone's negative issues do anything to me other than inspire me to do better. Gillian Duce
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We don't blame your shadow for the shape of your body. Don't blame others for the shape of your experience. Gillian Duce
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I do not understand when a person is more concerned with the appearance of their house than the state of their home. Gillian Duce