W. G. Sebald Quotes
Physicists now say there is no such thing as time: everything co-exists. Chronology is entirely artificial and essentially determined by emotion. Contiguity suggests layers of things, the past and present somehow coalescing or co-existing.
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People forget I go to work. They forget that the Coleridge house was bought and paid for by the daughter of a travel agent and a barmaid from what the actor Richard Burton once described as the nightmarish 'featureless suburb' of Croydon.
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People say, 'You should let your hair out; you shouldn't be oppressed - you're not in Malaysia anymore. You should show your curves and be proud of it.' But I am proud - it's my choice to cover up my body. I'm not oppressed - I'm free.
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All writers are the same - they forget a thousand good reviews and remember one bad one.
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The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent.
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I just want to be part of great stories that are told and for them to be relevant.
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Certainly, if we had not invaded Iraq on intelligence that was clearly manipulated and cherry picked, we would be in a different position today.
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I think the most expensive thing I've bought thus far is my Rolex.
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I feel like an alien. I feel people don't like me. People behaved strangely after 'Rockstar.'
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I was 12 years old when I had my first job, delivering packages.
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Salaries and wages must reflect the reality of the enterprise's economic performance; deviations from the planned performance should be reflected in pay.
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I think, for the majority of my twenties, I was always so concerned with what I didn't have, or what I still wanted.
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Nearly everywhere monarchs raised themselves further above the level of the greatest nobles and buttressed their new pretensions to respect and authority with cannons and taxation.
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A stronger yuan could lead to greater Chinese asset accumulation in the U.S. and elsewhere.
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Sarcasm helps me overcome the harshness of the reality we live, eases the pain of scars and makes people smile.
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The interweb's got a weird vibe.
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I don't want to dig in the truth all of the time. Let me dream.
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Fallible characters are more interesting than superheroes in the end.
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Orthodox Christianity, by playing upon the emotions of man, is able to accomplish wonders toward keeping him in order and relieving his mind. It can frighten or cajole him away from evil more effectively than could reason.
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Every man stamps his value on himself. The price we challenge for ourselves is given us by others. -Man is made great or little by his own will.
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Sometimes I might borrow something from a song I started a long time ago and see if I can grab something.
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Farsighted theologians are now working to mine the eternal metal from the teachings of Jesus and to forge it for all time.
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I've certainly auditioned for big budget studio films. I don't know if it's because there's so much money involved, but a lot of times the pressure overwhelms me and engulfs me. I end up falling apart in the audition.
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Physicists now say there is no such thing as time: everything co-exists. Chronology is entirely artificial and essentially determined by emotion. Contiguity suggests layers of things, the past and present somehow coalescing or co-existing.
