Andreï Makine Quotes
The translator of prose is the slave of the author, and the translator of poetry is his rival.
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I always start a play by calling the characters A, B, and C.
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When my dad, Tommy Tucker Kelly, was about six, he started out with his dad on 'The Black and White Minstrel' Shows.
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I always loved the bad girls in the movies. I loved Bette Davis; I loved Katherine Hepburn. I loved Ava Gardner.
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If you can't find dry shampoo, baby powder is great.
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There's Catholic guilt about things, then there's the guilt of being the youngest of 10, so when nice things happen to you, you're not really allowed to enjoy them.
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When you're on TV, you come into people's homes. In theater and film, they go to you - to the temple of the cinema or theater. And it's very different.
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The discovery that the universe has no purpose need not prevent a human being from having one.
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I never feel more at home than at a ballgame.
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Cancer is always funny.
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Cut the "im" out of impossible, leading that dynamic word standing out free and clear-possible.
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A true apology is more than just aknowledgment of a mistake. It is recognition that something you have said or done has damaged a relationship and that you care enough about the relationship to want it repaired and restored.
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Become a possibilitarian.
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Most of the fundamental ideas of science are essentially simple, and may, as a rule, be expressed in a language comprehensible to everyone.
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When one can do better than everyone else in the same walk, one does not make any very painful exertions to outdo oneself. The progress of improvement ceases nearly at the point where competition ends.
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Heraclitus was an opponent of all democratic parties.
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A faithful friend is the true image of the Deity.
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The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic.
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I wear sunglasses because of the glare of spotlights. I wear gloves because it is very cold.
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This night I hold an old accustomed feast, Whereto I have invited many a guest, Such as I love; and you among the store, One more, most welcome, makes my number more.
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The best slave is the one who thinks he is free.
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Without translation, I would be limited to the borders of my own country. The translator is my most important ally. He introduces me to the world.
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The translator of prose is the slave of the author, and the translator of poetry is his rival.
