Teju Cole Quotes

Perhaps this is what we mean by sanity: that, whatever our self-admitted eccentricities might be, we are not villains of our own stories.

Teju Cole

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There is nothing more difficult to define than an aphorism.

Umberto Eco
- Difficult
- Nothing
- Define
I wouldn't know a space-time continuum or warp core breach if they got into bed with me.

Patrick Stewart
- Time
- Know
- Me
Acting - you're taking someone else's visions and someone else's inspirations, and it's up to you to portray that to everyone watching the film.

Cameron Dallas
- Up
- You
- Acting
There are two types of poets: People who write poetically about their lives, and poets that live poetically and write about it.

Daniel Radcliffe
- People
- Live
Fellini was a little lofty for a teenage boy, but certainly he was a huge influence.

John Waters
- Boy
They go on about banning size zero, but I think Hollywood stars are the worst perpetrators. Most models are naturally long and gangly, while a lot of these young girls in Hollywood have gone on extreme diets. Their concave chests and bony arms are terrifying. It's scary to think that normal teenagers are tempted to copy them.

Lesley Lawson
- Long
- Stars
- Scary

Perhaps this is what we mean by sanity: that, whatever our self-admitted eccentricities might be, we are not villains of our own stories.

Teju Cole
- Stories
- Might
- Sanity