Ha Jin Quotes
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Incendiary capitalism is carrying its out evil works more dangerously than ever, and is doing so in the increasingly dangerous neighborhood of the powder kegs that are the great European military powers.
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It is not possible, given any degree of optimism and generosity in regard to people in general, to set a time limit on creative reflection or a limitation on the number of people involved in the creation.
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For all intents and purposes, I'm a woman.
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In the long winter evenings he talked to Ma about the Western country. In the West the land was level, and there were no trees. The grass grew thick and high.
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I think studies are really important and shouldn't be compromised.
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My father insisted that I and my sisters not be indoctrinated into any religion at any age.
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Best wine if you're stranded on a deserted island? 1982 Salon Champagne.
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America makes prodigious mistakes, America has colossal faults, but one thing cannot be denied: America is always on the move. She may be going to Hell, of course, but at least she isn't standing still.
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We got a chance to go and play in some places that the usual European tour by an American band didn't go to.
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I love writers. All of my best friends are writers.
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I don't want people to know what I'm actually like. It's not good for an actor.
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Initial excitement over the announcement that Enbridge was building a pipeline to Kitimat dampened considerably when people discovered that the number of permanent jobs for locals, in the end, would amount to some dock workers.
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Sometimes my quotes may be too colorful.
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Whatever our bedtime was as kids, we could stay up an extra half hour if we were reading. My parents didn't care as long as I was under the spell of a Stephen King or a Douglas Adams. Now I read in bed. I read at work. I read standing in line. It's like, 'Hello, my name is Nathan and I am a reader.'
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If you respect a language and culture, it shows in your work.
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I don't wear plaid shirts.
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I've really written my books for my husband and our family. They've brought us closer together by allowing us to discuss things that were unspoken for so long.
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I can't give you a brain, but I can give you a diploma.
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A man has a birthright to be tired and retired. I am retired completely.
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Mystical groups such as the Theosophical Society and the Rosicrucians turned tarot into an American fad during the early 1900s. Many American tarot practitioners use a set of cards known as the Waite-Smith deck, created in 1909 by A.E. Waite, a British member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, and the artist Pamela Colman Smith.
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Not having any real direction, one writer would lead me to another.
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I appreciate any organization or individual people who sincerely make an effort to promote harmony between humanity, and particularly harmony between the various religions. I consider it very sacred work and very important work
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Rock and roll is the hamburger that ate the world.
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I work hard, I work very hard. All the books at least 30 revisions.
