Elena Ferrante Quotes
Translation is our salvation: it draws us out of the well in which, entirely by chance, we are born.
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There's an interesting contrast between born Catholics and converts. Converts are often much more rule-directed. Catholicism isn't something that they breathed in from their childhood, so they think that if you don't toe the line on abstract doctrine you can't be part of the Church.
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I stayed three weeks in Paris, fell in love with the city, and decided that I was born to live in Paris.
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My background playing soccer gave me a natural advantage over many of the American-born players.
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I think family is our reason for being. I was lucky to be born into a very close-knit family.
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Some people are born strong or stretchy, or with a tungsten will.
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We had two grand antique professors who had been teaching at Lombard since before I was born.
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No grand idea was ever born in a conference, but a lot of foolish ideas have died there.
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A person is born with a liking for profit.
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I was born in Sweden, and in Sweden we are known for the piracy services.
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For the version of this CD released in Japan, a translation of the English lyrics is included, but there are lots of places where meanings are lost in the process of translation.
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No one is born hating others.
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I was born an auntie. I have an older niece and nephew and many younger nieces and nephews.
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I was born naked. I'm a natural. I'm a natural nude. So I've been on camera naked a lot.
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My mum was born in the former Czechoslovakia, and even though my grandparents weren't wealthy, they were aristocrats in their time.
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Everybody born comes from the Creator trailing wisps of glory. We come from the Creator with creativity. I think that each one of us is born with creativity.
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I think a woman is born with the desire to hear she is beautiful.
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If people were meant to be nude, they would have been born this way.
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Goalkeepers aren't born today until they're in their late twenties or thirties.
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Every man is born an original, but sadly, most men die copies.
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I don't feel any vulgar gratitude to you[for helping me]. I almost feel as if You ought to be grateful to ME, for giving you the opportunity of enjoying the luxury of generosity. . . I may have come into the world expressly for the purpose of increasing your stock of happiness. I may have been born to be a benefactor to you, by giving you an opportunity of assisting me.
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The recognition of sin is the beginning of salvation.
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Ralston stiffened at the reference to the stupid wager that caused so much pain and unhappiness. He ignored Oxford's proffered hand, and instead met the baron's concerned gaze, and said, "Keep the money. I have her. She's all I want.
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Sebastian will never fight wars, but it's because of people like him that the rest of us don't have to fight as many of them. He makes everyone around him more than what they are.
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Translation is our salvation: it draws us out of the well in which, entirely by chance, we are born.
