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“Whatever any one does or says, I must be emerald and keep my colour.” Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
“Gossip is one thing, hurtful gossip is completely another” Nicholas Sparks, A Walk to Remember
“You know how gossip is. It’s the toxic waste of small towns.” Nicholas Sparks, The Lucky One
“Never speak disrespectfully of Society, Algernon. Only people who can't get into it do that.” Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest
“It is perfectly monstrous . . . the way people go about nowadays saying things against one behind one's back that are absolutely and entirely true.” Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
“True or false, that which is said of men often occupies as important a place in their lives, and above all in their destinies, as that which they do.” Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
“But why should you care what people will say? All you have to do is please yourself.” Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
“What happened down in the dungeons between you and Professor Quirrell is a complete secret, so, naturally, the whole school knows.” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
“Don't mind anything any one tells you about any one else. Judge everyone and everything for yourself.” Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady
“Many a man's tongue shakes out his master's undoing.” William Shakespeare, All's Well That Ends Well
“My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people's.” Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan
“They're all alike, you know: they hold their tongues for years, and you think you're safe, but when their opportunity comes they remember everything.” Edith Wharton, House of Mirth

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