Elena Ferrante Quotes
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I love the perspective afforded by having lived five decades, a degree of bemused and muted calm, a relief from the insistent demands of a turbulent ego and rampant ambition. I'd love to stay here forever. But something tells me that 50 is a sunny idyll, a temporary state of grace, a golden afternoon.
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I am tired. My arm aches. My head boils. My feet are cold. But I am not aware of any weakness.
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If you agree with me on 9 out of 12 issues, vote for me. If you agree with me on 12 out of 12 issues, see a psychiatrist.
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I am continually embarrassed by people who point me out as an example of what can be done without training.
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Film and television are just different. Film is cool because it's a complete package. You know the beginning, middle, and end. You can plan it out more, which I like. But with television you get a new script every week, so it's constantly a mystery as to what you're going to be doing.
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One thing is certain, You can't shake hands with a fist.
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Best thing for a government to do is to eliminate obstacles like filing registrations, getting licences, and so on... tedious steps slow everything down.
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I use the same products on my body as I use on my face. I don't think there's really any difference between the two, so the more moisturizers and serums you use, the better off you are.
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A good cup of Earl Grey tea - you can't beat it.
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My parents are aging and there are difficult issues. It's strange to have children at the beginning of life and parents nearing the end.
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A Frenchman who is in close touch with the situation at home told me this week, ‘We would have Fascism in France already if Germany and Italy had not done it first.’
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The lemonade is weak, like your soul.
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For what I give, not what I take,
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Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.
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He was a great student and a really fine leader on the basketball court. He directed a lot of what happened, he was very much one of the reasons why we were successful over those six championships.
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I think our relationship with Epic had run its natural course, and it happened to coincide with the fulfillment of our contract. We decided not to resign with them.
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He must have killed a lot of men to have made so much money.
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Well, very splendid and very frightening. But splendid things are often frightening. Sometimes, it's the fright that makes them splendid at all.
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Women never confess and even when they seemingly resign themselves to such a course they are not sincere.
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I don't have any intention of resigning.
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To rove about, musing, that is to say loitering, is, for a philosopher, a good way of spending time.
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If your blood is formed from eating the foods I teach [fruits and green-leaf vegetables] your soul will shout for joy and triumph over all misery of life. For the first time you will feel a vibration of vitality through your body (like a slight electric current) that shakes you delightfully.
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Yes, yes, resign yourself to what you are, each on his own path.
