Elena Ferrante Quotes
My river of words and her silence seemed to demonstrate that my life was splendid but uneventful, which left me time to write to her every day, while hers was dark but full.
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Inside every adult male is a denied little boy.
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Alienation as our present destiny is achieved only by outrageous violence perpetrated by human beings on human beings.
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I endeavour to read more, be more informed on gay rights. Whatever floats your boat is my outlook. It's hard enough to be happy without having legislation against you, too.
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Banks are there to support businesses that have justifiable needs.
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In fighting, you're not going 200 mph, but there's obviously danger in the sport. If you're a fighter or a NASCAR driver, you're obviously an adrenaline junkie. Both also take a lot of skill.
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We're all capable of mistakes, but I do not care to enlighten you on the mistakes we may or may not have made.
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I think I've been influenced by everything I've ever heard. The first thing I ever heard was my grandma, who was an opera singer. The first song I ever learned was the 'Nessun Dorma' from Puccini's 'Turandot.' My father was a big band singer, so I used to hear him walking around the house singing standards all the time.
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That's why I talk about the breast cancer: because I want women - and everyone - to stay on top of things and get checked. I know how scary it can be. When I dealt with it, I was like, 'Oh my God.' And I have so many other friends who have gone through it or have suffered a loss.
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Everything is perfect in the universe - even your desire to improve it.
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I write a book a year while creating TV and film projects. And being a writer isn't just writing: I have to chase down paychecks and manage foreign tax payments. I maintain a vibrant relationship with readers and bloggers. And when it comes to Hollywood, I typically have to have fifteen business meetings in the hopes that one leads to a project.
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Anything I sing is supposed to be genuine. It's not supposed to be make-believe or I'm making something for the crowd to jump or to hold up their hands.
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I can't say I follow it, but I've watched 'Downton Abbey' a couple of times and loved it.
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I bartended for a catering company for two or three years.
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Oh, well, there's a difference between privacy and secrecy.
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I guess the worst day I have had was when I had to stand up in rehab in front of my wife and daughter and say 'Hi, my name is Sam and I am an addict.'
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For me, healthy eating and exercising is something I work on constantly. I'm not the most disciplined dieter. I try to eat a lot of fruit and vegetables but sometimes late at night I tend to have fast-food meals - and that's where I get myself into trouble! So I'm not in the best shape I could be, but I'm still healthy and comfy.
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You want people to buy you as just about anything. So if they think that you're one thing, it's hard to slip into, you know, all these other things.
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I'm living my dream right now. I get to make music, perform and travel.
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It's quite an obscure notion for a kid, no? To want to be a curator. But even then, I knew that I would do this.
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God does not guide those who want to run their own life. He only guides those who admit their need of His direction and rely on His wisdom.
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I don't know how people do it these days - paparazzi and that kind of thing. That's something I can't even imagine.
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We are contented with our day when we have been able to bear our grief in silence, and act as if we were not suffering.
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When you are willing to stop looking for something in thought, you find everything in silence.
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My river of words and her silence seemed to demonstrate that my life was splendid but uneventful, which left me time to write to her every day, while hers was dark but full.
