Franz Kafka Quotes
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Whenever there were parties, I wasn't invited because I began to be like that character. In a way, that contributed to the success of the performance.
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There's a whole element of human interaction and character interaction that I really enjoy doing.
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Gangsta to us didn't have anything to do with Al Capone and stuff like that. It's just about living your life the way you want to live it. And you're not going to let nothing stop you.
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I do go into things thinking, 'Right. I'm going to enjoy this.'
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On the one hand, the rich look askance at our continuing poverty - on the other, they warn us against their own methods.
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I believe in books that do not go to a ready-made public. I'm looking for readers I would like to make. To win them, to create readers rather than to give something that readers are expecting. That would bore me to death.
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The historian is a prophet looking backward.
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We are not saints, but we have kept our appointment. How many people can boast as much?
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I love diving into different skins, skins that make me feel deep emotions.
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Jail is definitely not cool. Education is.
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If you eat something and get fat, you should be responsible for it. I think that is the attitude of the great majority of Americans, that you should be responsible for what you eat.
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When I was very little my mother said I used to draw in the air with my fingers. I needed a pencil. Once I could hold one, I have drawn every day since.
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We're writing a book together. She just finished one. Did you read it? Among the Porcupines?
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You can bend, but never break. Stay Unbreakable!
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The ancient Greek view of happiness was really defined by leading a productive life: It's not about how much you have, it's about what you do with it.
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There is a liberal fascism that is dedicated to going after believing Christians who follow the biblical teaching on marriage.
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Any show that's bringing in a young audience is doing a good thing, because that's the only way that theater will continue to grow. All the other audience members are going to be dead soon!
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My favorite affirmation when I feel stuck or out of sorts is: Whatever I need is already here, and it is all for my highest good. Jot this down and post it conspicuously throughout your home, on the dashboard of your car, at your office, on your microwave oven, and even in front of your toilets!
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If I've been indulging in rich foods, a cleanse is a wonderful way to hit the reset button.
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I would certainly encourage young people to pursue their dreams. It isn't always an easy path, but it's worth going after. And I figure if a farmer's daughter from Iowa can become an astronaut, you can be just about anything you want to be.
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Prose is private drama; poetry is corporate drama. (p. 275)
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I write about modern people who share a deep sense of connection to the mysteries of the past. I find that I understand myself and my world better when I'm able to peer into history as a mirror.
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I am a tomboy and I love being with the boys and shooting guns and stuff.
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Love is a drama of contradictions.
