Jhumpa Lahiri Quotes
Each day she removes a small portion of the unwanted things in people's lives, though all of it, she thinks, was previously wanted, once useful. She feels the sun scorching the back of her neck. The heat is at its worst now, the rains still a few months away. The task satisfies her. It passes the time.
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I don't eat animals. I rescue strays and take injured pigeons to the wildlife rehab. I carry spiders and wasps outside in a cup covered with a 3x5 card. It would only follow that I'd take pause when contemplating the abrupt and apparently brutal ending of a tiny human being's life, or even a potential human being's life.
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The American Revolution was carried out in the name of the people, and it was supposedly 'We, the people,' who created the government that Americans still live under.
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Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
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I had my moments when I got very frightened that I would not recover.
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No one really knows who I am or where I came from in America, and there's something quite nice about that.
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I went down to Venezuela and ended up renting a helicopter and flew with my sons to the tops of the tepuis, these freestanding jungle mesas, 'lost worlds' as it were. In fact, it's almost impossible to access them without one. So we were able to land and spend some time there. We were trapped for about six hours by clouds that came in.
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I think it's a mistake to go after someone just based on looks. But I always respond to people who don't act that interested in me.
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These men ask for just the same thing, fairness, and fairness only. This, so far as in my power, they, and all others, shall have.
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I have a lot of growing up to do, or a lot of growing down. I think that's probably more appropriate.
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I believe in censorship. I made a fortune out of it.
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When you have a chance to play a character people can relate to, it's rewarding.
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The first bit of vinyl I bought was Michael Jackson's 'Bad.'
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It's always fun when people ask you for advice.
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When you're young, you're always concerned about how you're being seen and how you're being criticized.
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There's nothing bloody wrong with wanting it at all.
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When I needed to think or was really upset, generally I climbed a tree.
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Sometimes if a song hits me really good the first time, I get sick of it. And by the 10th time I've heard it, it's just candy, and I don't like it anymore.
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While we can learn from U.S. models, we certainly can't practice them.
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I am the center of attention in my job every single day; the thought of a wedding to me is exhausting. Why would I put myself through that?
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I'm ducked the fuck down while I'm writin this rhyme, cause I'm probably gonna get struck with lightning this time.
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I'm such an admirer of Wendy Davis.
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I think people should be authentic and who they are. If that calls people to same-sex attraction and same-sex marriage, then they should be true to who they are, and I think that the world could benefit by more love.
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Each day she removes a small portion of the unwanted things in people's lives, though all of it, she thinks, was previously wanted, once useful. She feels the sun scorching the back of her neck. The heat is at its worst now, the rains still a few months away. The task satisfies her. It passes the time.
