Francine Prose Quotes
Too often students are being taught to read as if literature were some kind of ethics class or civics class—or worse, some kind of self-help manual. In fact, the important thing is the way the writer uses the language.
Quotes to Explore
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Let's judge a man on what he's done.
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We all know the epicentre of terrorism in the world today is Pakistan. The world community has to come to grips with this harsh reality.
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I've never actually directed anything I haven't made up. I've never adapted anything.
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Remember that we are all human beings trying to do what we love to do.
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I am healthy and happy.
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Horrors, I believe, should be original - the use of common myths and legends being a weakening influence.
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I would be the worst acting coach ever, because I have no idea what I'm doing.
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You don't see many Jon Jones's.
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I would definitely go back and do theater; I talk about theater all the time.
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Location is the sole difference between mobile and traditional Web.
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The way to resumption is to resume.
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For me personally, I'm always writing from what's happening in my emotional life. Even without thinking about it a lot of the time, it comes out in the songs that I'm writing.
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The nature of an ensemble means when you're a supporting character and not the lead character, you get little tidbits here and there, but you're usually there to provide bits of comic relief and little bits of action or something.
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A writer is not a prophet, is not a philosopher; he's just someone who is witness to what is around him. And so writing is a way to... it's the best way to testify, to be a witness.
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There is no original truth, only original error.
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I feel it's my responsibility to turn people on to great music.
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Many support what I am doing.
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A democracy, the realistic observer is forced to conclude, is likely to be idealistic in its feelings about itself, but imperialistic about its practice.
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DNA ties us all together; we share ancestry with barracuda and bacteria and mushrooms, if you go far enough back.
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I represent the Port of Philadelphia, and I know firsthand the important role that ports play in the national and global economy. I have also seen how simple accidents can have devastating impacts on the port system.
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There’s a reason we are drawn to the light. A reason why we fear darkness. It’s important to be terrified and unnerved about certain things. That way we will choose another path. The path that leads us to truth and love.
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Part of why history is so important in my life is because it brings you an awareness that everything isn't new. It gives context to what's happening right now. History is cyclical but circumstances and technology change. So when social justice topics come up, they're not new. They're just being covered more. We have more ways to record it now.
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Someone who thinks death is the scariest thing doesn't know a thing about life.
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Too often students are being taught to read as if literature were some kind of ethics class or civics class—or worse, some kind of self-help manual. In fact, the important thing is the way the writer uses the language.
