M. R. James Quotes
I heard one cry in the night, and I heard one laugh afterwards. If I cannot forget that, I shall not be able to sleep again.
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I like independent films... European films. I do go and see popular films as well because my kids force me.
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I'd love to work with David Lynch. I'm such a big fan. He's a genius.
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'One Hundred Years of Solitude' is a masterpiece because it is an episodic novel that has a rigorous form - an unprecedented combination. From the very beginning we know the town of Macondo will endure only a century, so there is a limit to the length of the narrative.
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It is up to you to decide who to believe: the same people as usual or those who endanger their lives to save the country.
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When you have too much scheme, sometimes it's hard to work on all the things you have to, and you can make effort the top priority of your game.
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There were a lot of offers before 'Vicky Donor,' but I wanted to wait for the right opportunity.
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Galley Molina's a great inspiration and role model for a lot of young kids out there.
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The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
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There is always a type of man who says he loves his fellow men, and expects to make a living at it.
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Sometimes people ask me how difficult the astronaut program was, but being in Sierra Leone, being responsible for the health of more than 200 people, seven days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, at age 26 - that prepared me to take on a lot of different challenges.
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Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequence than to have a really affectionate mother.
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There are no heroes in most of my stories. I look at our society with a critical eye and find nothing extraordinary in the people I see.
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Mostly, I just write about feelings that people can relate to. Because, yeah, I don't know who I am, and this is not my sound forever... I'm a human, so hopefully, I will always develop.
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No one could be more happy than a man who has never known affliction.
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He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.
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The U.N. might not be the most luxurious place to work, but it certainly is one of the most important places in the world.
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And sometimes you have to go above the written law, I believe.
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The word 'cancer' carries with it enormous fear, fear for the future, fear for family.
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I still have my eyes on the prize: I want to be that old lady onstage shaking her hips and singing her greatest hits.
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I've always had a complicated relationship with sleep. Even as a little kid, I never wanted to go to bed - it always seemed unfair in some way.
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People ask where writers get ideas.Take my advice. Some cool, clear night, drive to a country place where city lights don’t block your view. Turn off the car lights. Get out and look up. And see our real neighborhood.
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Splitting the atom is like trying to shoot a gnat in the Albert Hall at night and using ten million rounds of ammunition on the off chance of getting it. That should convince you that the atom will always be a sink of energy and never a reservoir of energy.
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I heard one cry in the night, and I heard one laugh afterwards. If I cannot forget that, I shall not be able to sleep again.
