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Famous quotes containing the word evans:

“I can’t imagine going on when there are no more expectations.”
—Dame Edith Evans (1888–1976)

“Oh! Duty is an icy shadow. It will freeze you. It cannot fill the heart’s sanctuary.”
—Augusta Evans (1835–1909)

“A successful artist of any kind has to work so hard that she is justified in refusing to lay down her sceptre until she is placed on the bier.”
—Dame Edith Evans (1888–1976)