Famous Names
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Hayley Mills, child actor (& teenage and adult actor), who starred in lots of films I saw in my childhood and youth (eg Pollyanna, The Parent Trap, Summer Magic).
“Not all of us can choose what we give up. The things we love are taken or are never ours at all. If we’re lucky, life is defined not by what we let go, but what we let in: friendship and kind words, frailty and hope.”
From 'Call The Midwife', S9 Ep2
From 'Call The Midwife', S9 Ep2
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Malcolm Fraser, another Australian Prime Minister from 1975 to 1983
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Rudyard Kipling
"Now you are a lioness," said Aslan. "And now all Narnia will be renewed." (Prince Caspian)
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Katherine Mansfield, a New Zealand writer famed for her short stories which depict life in New Zealand in the early 20th century. One of our literary greats.
“Not all of us can choose what we give up. The things we love are taken or are never ours at all. If we’re lucky, life is defined not by what we let go, but what we let in: friendship and kind words, frailty and hope.”
From 'Call The Midwife', S9 Ep2
From 'Call The Midwife', S9 Ep2
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Maurice Gee, another well known New Zealand children's author
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Georgie Henley, a rather well-known actress in these parts!
“Not all of us can choose what we give up. The things we love are taken or are never ours at all. If we’re lucky, life is defined not by what we let go, but what we let in: friendship and kind words, frailty and hope.”
From 'Call The Midwife', S9 Ep2
From 'Call The Midwife', S9 Ep2
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Henry Lawson, an Australian well loved poet & writer
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Patrick Henry, an American attorney, planter, politician, and orator best known for his declaration to the Second Virginia Convention (1775): "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
~Wunder
~Wunder
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Harriet Tubman, an African-American woman who escaped from slavery and then made thirteen return trips to free other slaves using a network called the Underground Railroad.
"I am,” said Aslan. "But there I have another name. You must learn to know me by that name. This was the very reason why you were brought to Narnia, that by knowing me here for a little, you may know me better there.”
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(Dr) Truby King, a famed New Zealander pediatrician who wrote books on child care
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