Carolyn Forche Quotes
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At first blush, it seems odd that loser lit books are rejected initially, then go on to be fiercely loved by legions of readers. This apparent contradiction might be due to the fact that if they didn't screw up their lives, most losers would be the kind of power-elite, Type A go-getters whom readers love to hate.
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I remember, when I was at school, we would have a 10-minute storytelling session where we'd all sit on the floor cross-legged, and the teacher would read. It became something we all really looked forward to. That was part of the reason I grew to love stories.
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I approach love differently now that I know it's hard for it to work out.
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My heart reaches out to those whose loved ones were lost on MH17.
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I look at myself as an audience member. I still love movies, and I still go and sit in the back of the big dark room with everybody else, and I want the same thrill.
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It takes heart to be in political life.
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Where there is righteousness in the heart, there is beauty in the character. When there is beauty in the character, there is harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, there is order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, there is peace in the world.
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I love fast cars... and to go too fast in them.
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After all, life hasn't much to offer except youth, and I suppose for older people, the love of youth in others.
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I time everything. I'm a scientist at heart.
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Truly, love is delightful and pleasant food, supplying, as it does, rest to the weary, strength to the weak, and joy to the sorrowful. It in fact renders the yoke of truth easy and its burden light.
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I love Somali foods like canjeero, a pancakelike bread; same for pizza, burgers, and sushi.
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I just love kids. I always have.
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My mum was a nurse, and her passion was geriatric care. I used to love listening to the old people's stories in her nursing home and picturing myself in their place. They'd say, 'I went to school in a horse and cart,' and I'd just think 'Wow!' I'd picture myself in their place - acting was a natural progression.
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I have never been a material girl. My father always told me never to love anything that cannot love you back.
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Love and dignity cannot share the same abode.
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When you're devoted to a greater freedom in the world, you're willing to compromise something you love.
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I see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives. But women when they love give everything.
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If you're going to go for a thing, there's no point unless you're going all the way.
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I like to compare my method with that of painters centuries ago, proceeding from layer to layer.
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I'm not an isolated person. The more I connect to people, the more I have the feeling that things work.
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The general image of a man in an American sitcom is like a complete moron. You'd think the industry was run by a feminist cabal.
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The heart is the toughest part of the body. Tenderness is in the hands.
