Niccolo Ammaniti Quotes
Even the most difficult things which you think you'll never get over you do get over, and in a trice you find they're behind you and you have to go on. New things await you.
Quotes to Explore
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One of the reasons we all still read Jane Austen is because her books are about universal things which still matter today - love, money, family. They haven't gone out of fashion, so it's not throwing the baby out with the bathwater to rework her in a contemporary style.
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Beckett had an unerring light on things, which I much appreciated.
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I really like collections of things. I love antique botanical prints with a bunch of different weeds and seeds.
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To be honest, accents are one of those things for me, personally, that usually come quite naturally by just listening to the people.
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I like to wear things that are daring but also not seem too avant-garde.
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I suppose I flee to life. I'm most interested when conversations become difficult.
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You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.
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There are all kinds of things you can do to marry literacy with health.
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I have a lot of passion for a lot of different things.
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The nature of things is dharma.
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Of all the things I've lost I miss my mind the most.
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I appreciate everything that has been done for me. After a difficult start, I've just followed my dreams.
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I've always been able to put things in perspective.
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Stand-up, I find it really difficult. It's not really my thing.
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I'm still a size 10, but it's the toning that's getting me down, and I think it can only get more difficult as I get older. Either one gets very thin and scrawny, or one puts on poundage; I'm definitely not going to pile on the pounds, so I can expect to end up scrawny.
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When I first came to the United States in 1956 I fell in love with things - mainly the vitality and the freedoms.
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I love doing a lot of things I'm told I can't do. I think that's what drives me and keeps me awake every day.
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Only in a novel are all things given full play.
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In the time between records, I always have lots of stuff going on. I shoot photography, make little sculptures, play video games.
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No one is born hating others.
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I grew up near King's Cross station in London, living in an apartment block where my dad was a caretaker.
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I could definitely rise to the challenge of re-inventing comfort food. Neufchatel and low-fat sour cream were my friends! Low-carb pasta with omega-3s and protein were the greatest inventions ever! I'd had luck using all of them. Granted, even though I couldn't resist a good fatty slice of prime rib every now and then, and Fromager d'Affinois bursting into cream in my mouth was like heaven for me- and certainly I had the curves to show for it- but even if I didn't follow a strict diet, I could certainly cook one!
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We have to stand up for what we believe in, even when we might not be popular for it. Honesty starts with being ourselves, authentic and true to who we are and what we believe in, and that may not always be popular, but it will always let you follow your dreams and your heart.
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Even the most difficult things which you think you'll never get over you do get over, and in a trice you find they're behind you and you have to go on. New things await you.
