Elena Ferrante Quotes
At most, I may write when I am disturbed by something. I have recently discovered the pleasure of finding written answers to written questions.
Quotes to Explore
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There is no such thing as pure pleasure; some anxiety always goes with it.
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I have the Pleasure to assure you Congress pay particular Attention to the Defence of New Jersey, and hitherto have denied us nothing which we have Asked for that Purpose.
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My job is not to give you all the answers. My job is to ask the questions.
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Work is both my living and my pleasure.
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I opened up every can of worms I could. I got to the place where I would peel back one layer, and then another layer, and the stuff that would come up underneath was so inspiring, it made me want to write about it.
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I write songs that are like diary entries. I have to do it in order to feel sane.
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One mind can think only of its own questions; it rarely surprises itself.
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I write to escape; to escape poverty.
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Yes, it's hard to write. But it's harder not to.
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I will always, forever, write songs, and wherever they're meant to be is where they'll be.
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Most directors that I've worked with - I've worked with before, especially in Holland - and they know that I'm somebody who talks and asks, and talks, and talks, and talks and questions and turns things around. I'm like a little cat, walking around my little nest until I find my place.
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If not now, then when? If not you, then who? If we are able to answer these fundamental questions, then perhaps we can wipe away the blot of human slavery.
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I am not scared of anyone. I will write and publish my books.
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When I was 14, I would sit up in my room and write till my eyes would bleed.
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The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure.
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And they write innumerable books; being too vain and distracted for silence: seeking every one after his own elevation, and dodging his emptiness.
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If anything, if you can get somebody interested in something and get them excited, that's great. You should be praised for having opened the debate and having asked the right questions.
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In addition I wanted to write a Southern novel, because I'm a Southerner.
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I have so many themes I want to explore, so many questions I'd like to raise and develop, and hopefully, I'll get to do just that.
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It is well known that my husband and Lady Thatcher enjoyed a very special relationship as leaders of their respective countries during one of the most difficult and pivotal periods in modern history. Ronnie and Margaret were political soul mates, committed to freedom and resolved to end Communism.
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Anger and desire for revenge can be a great motivating force. It's either that or you allow it to affect your confidence and that can be crippling.
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At most, I may write when I am disturbed by something. I have recently discovered the pleasure of finding written answers to written questions.
