Elena Ferrante Quotes
It's only and always the two of us who are involved, she who wants me to give her what nature and circumstances kept, I who can't give what she demands; she who gets angry at my inadequacy and out of spite wants to reduce me to nothing, as she has done with herself, I who have written for months and months to give her a form whose boundaries won't dissolve, and defeat her, and calm her, and so in turn, calm myself.
Elena Ferrante
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When you get successful, you can do pretty much whatever you want.
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T.I.
The function of memory is not only to preserve, but also to throw away. If you remembered everything from your entire life, you would be sick.
Umberto Eco
Coming from a middle class background, travel was always considered a luxury then, even if it meant going to a relative's place or a religious shrine.
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Orson Scott Card
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I very seldom compromise. I am a Capricorn.
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We live in an age of sound bites and buzz words.
Jaleel White
OT Genasis is my L.A. homie; I've seen him grind, and he is still making hits.
Ty Dolla Sign
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Thomas Carlyle
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Ally Carter
If you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon.
Kathrine Switzer
It's only and always the two of us who are involved, she who wants me to give her what nature and circumstances kept, I who can't give what she demands; she who gets angry at my inadequacy and out of spite wants to reduce me to nothing, as she has done with herself, I who have written for months and months to give her a form whose boundaries won't dissolve, and defeat her, and calm her, and so in turn, calm myself.
Elena Ferrante
