Nell Zink Quotes
In the rural South, the only interesting people were the sexual deviants. Everybody else was able to be part of the mainstream, and could find a way somehow.
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Woman are complex creatures.
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The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all directions.
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Rather than viewing a brief relapse back to inactivity as a failure, treat it as a challenge and try to get back on track as soon as possible.
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When you deal with change, you have a couple choices: you can lead it and make the rules, or you can be a fast follower, or you can be a slow follower.
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I was the biggest liar for no reason, and then as I got older, I thought, 'Why am I lying to everybody?' I would hear other people lie and be like, 'You sound so stupid.' So then I would just change my lies. The only person I lie to is my little sister, when I steal her clothes.
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I definitely want to study film. I'd like to have my own studio one day and just make a lot of movies.
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There's always opportunity in the now. If I'm there, I will seize it.
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It is very important for a priest, in the parish itself, to see how people trust in him and to experience, in addition to their trust, also their generosity in pardoning his weaknesses.
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There is not Communism or Marxism, but representative democracy and social justice in a well-planned economy.
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In the rural South, the only interesting people were the sexual deviants. Everybody else was able to be part of the mainstream, and could find a way somehow.
