Paul de Man Quotes
Literature exists at the same time in the modes of error and truth; it both betrays and obeys its own mode of being.
Quotes to Explore
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William Lloyd Garrison was up there with Frederick Douglass being thrown off trains and going through what happened in the 1960s in 1840 in Boston.
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The Arab world also won the Nobel with me. I believe that international doors have opened, and that from now on, literate people will consider Arab literature also. We deserve that recognition.
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What is wonderful about great literature is that it transforms the man who reads it towards the condition of the man who wrote.
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Every four weeks I go up a bra size... it's worth being pregnant just for the breasts.
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Being, in the testimony it gives of itself, informs us not only about what it is but also about what we owe it.
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Fashion is that thing that saved me from being sad.
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Literature is memory written down. All literature is memory.
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Me being able to beat up Austin Powers? I mean, how great can that be?
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I'm a big reader, so when I was in 'Pride and Prejudice,' or, like, in Poirots and Marples, those are all books that I loved, and so it was really exciting for me to inhabit characters from literature that I knew and recognized.
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A human being is a deciding being.
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I had all the normal interests - I played basketball and I headed the school paper. But I also developed very early a great love for music and literature and the theater.
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But I've never looked at myself as being particularly funny.
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Being chaotic isn't cute.
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I love the way you can fall in love with a piece of literature; how words alone can get your heart doing that.
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I'm fiercely independent, but I'm also terrified of being alone.
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Not being boring is quite a challenge.
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In this house, we obey the laws of thermodynamics!
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I've tried singing like somebody else, and it never worked for me. The only thing that has ever worked for me was me being me, so either you love it or not.
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A professorship appeals very much because I enjoy being with younger people.
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A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous.
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I close my eyes when I sing so I can feel the song better.
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A fascinating breed, Old Etonians. Impeccable in their social skills and very portable - you can put them anywhere, and they are absolutely charming.
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Always remember, your focus determines your reality.
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Literature exists at the same time in the modes of error and truth; it both betrays and obeys its own mode of being.
