Elena Ferrante Quotes
We gazed at the constellations, praising the portentous architecture of the sky with trite formulas.
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Anything - a destination, a person - that has some mystery around it becomes exciting and attractive.
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Even as our economy starts to pick up, and new jobs are created, there is a risk that young people in Britain won't get the chances they deserve because businesses will continue to look elsewhere.
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I'm quite good at not writing.
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Black women, whose experience is unique, are seldom recognized as a particular social-cultural entity and are seldom thought to be important enough for serious scholarly consideration.
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The war on drugs is wrong, both tactically and morally. It assumes that people are too stupid, too reckless, and too irresponsible to decide whether and under what conditions to consume drugs. The war on drugs is morally bankrupt.
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I used to be more of a wild kid. But I've slowed down.
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Good twists are enormously hard to come by, and I think the best ones are earned ones. The idea that a story can take a left turn on you, it's easy to do, but it has to be done very, very carefully, or else you risk losing the audience's trust.
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After I can be happy with knowing that I did what I wanted to do.
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Maybe you have to know darkness before you can appreciate the light.
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The law is the last result of human wisdom acting upon human experience for the benefit of the public.
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She must have walked through life with men like him falling at her feet, squashing them underfoot like autumn leaves. It probably happened so often that all she noticed was that nice crunching sound.
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I'm thrilled of the acceptance I get abroad. The people are so hearty, warm and grateful and I feel privileged having seen so many countries and some of the greatest monuments.
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Everyone has a dormant wrestling character in them that is pretty easy to tap into.
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Really connect to food and know what you're eating.
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Physically, I feel extremely well, perhaps fitter than ever.
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There will be days when I walk in an arena and people will cheer and then there might be days when I walk in an arena and people might boo, but it all sounds the same to me because it's all just noise that lets me know that I'm relevant.
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Potential home buyers have a two-step decision process. First, they determine whether they can afford to make a purchase - does their income safely cover their mortgage payment? Then they determine whether owning is a better financial choice than renting - are the costs of owning a home lower than the cost of renting it?
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Stephen King in general, as well as films of the apocalypse from the '70s, had a big influence on 'Zone One.'
Colson Whitehead
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I know a lot about women and their suffering, but I still know almost nothing about men.
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Architecture is not based on concrete and steel, and the elements of the soil. It's based on wonder.
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I see a 16-year-old now, and to ask her to take her clothes off would feel really weird. But they were like, 'If you don't do it, then we're not going to book you again.' So I'd lock myself in the toilet and cry and then come out and do it. I never felt very comfortable about it. There's a lot of boobs. I hated my boobs! Because I was flat-chested.
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I have a couple of dozen books on my reader: ideal for a long trip or an afternoon waiting at the medical clinic. It's flexible.
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We gazed at the constellations, praising the portentous architecture of the sky with trite formulas.
