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It has always been my temptation to put myself in other people's shoes: even into a horse's shoes as he strains before the heavy dray; into a ballerina's points as she feels age weigh upon her spring; into Cinderella's slippers as she danced till midnight; into the jackboot that kicks; into the Tommy's boots that tramp; into the magic seven-leaguers. With experience of age I have learned to control this habit of sympathy which deforms truth.

Diana Cooper

On the importance of speaking French fluently rather than accurately:

It's nerve and brass, audace and disrespect, and leaping-before-you-look and what-the-hellism, that must be developed.

Diana Cooper

Diana Cooper

Diana Cooper

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Born: August 29, 1892

Died: June 16, 1986 (aged 93)

Bio: Diana Olivia Winifred Maud Cooper, Viscountess Norwich, was a famously glamorous social figure in London and Paris. As a young woman, she moved in a celebrated group of intellectuals, most of whom were killed in World War I.

Known for:

Angels of Light Cards
A Little Light on the Spiritual Laws
A New Light on Ascension
Unicorn Cards

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