Nicole Krauss Quotes
There are two types of people in the world: those who prefer to be sad among others, and those who prefer to be sad alone.
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I made my parents crazy. As a kid, I redecorated my bedroom every month. I would literally save my allowance and go buy things.
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I'm Cuban, so I know a lot of people who act like vampires. But wait, vampires have to be invited to your house, so maybe they are nothing like Latinos!
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I can give you a six-word formula for success: Think things through - then follow through.
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I think back to the 1990s, when I joined the Army, and all those peacetime years that we had, thinking, 'Will we ever go into combat?'
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It was in the Papal States that I studied the Roman Question. I traveled over every part of the country; I conversed with men of all opinions, examined things very closely, and collected my information on the spot.
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What makes Ireland inclined toward the drama is that it's a great country for conversation.
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I sat out a few years because I wasn't really sure what I wanted to do next. So many things were changing in music and in culture, so it seemed like a good time to step back.
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That's a comic cover's job: Attract someone's attention and persuade them to try the issue out.
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Wanting to feel good is synonymous with wanting to feel God.
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I spent a lot of time at my grandparents in the school holidays, and the only books in the house were a copy of the Bible and Agatha Christie's 'Murder at the Vicarage.' I developed a taste for murder mysteries and then later discovered libraries, second-hand bookshops, and jumble sales.
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I think Spain will always remain inspirational, and I think French cuisine will continue to be very French and yet very relevant with its time and keep evolving. But the last thing you want for it is to become too trendy and confusing. It has too much history.
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My dance teacher will show me pictures of girls who are rhythmic gymnasts, and they are super skinny. But I don't want to be too skinny. I think that looks a little gross when you are dancing. You don't want to be a scrawny, bony thing.
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But the exposure we got by doing the stint with Nine Inch Nails brought us a lot of attention.
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I don't believe in writing anything that I don't know about or haven't researched about personally. I like to transport the reader to places, and in order to do that I have to do the research.
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Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.
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I don't remember a time that I didn't know how to play the guitar.
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Aspiration, it seems, is in danger of becoming the preserve of the wealthy.
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Love and despair go hand in hand.
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I have always liked a challenge.
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Even at normal times Aunt Dahlia's map tended a little towards the crushed strawberry. But never had I seen it take on so pronounced a richness as now. She looked like a tomato struggling for self-expression.
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You say 'African music' and you think 'tribal drumming.' But there's a lot of African music that's like James Brown, and a lot, too, that sounds very Hispanic.
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When I get a fringe, it's because I'm bored or need a change; I always regret it!
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There are two types of people in the world: those who prefer to be sad among others, and those who prefer to be sad alone.
