Elena Ferrante Quotes
The ‘right reading’ is an invention of academics and critics. Every reader gets from the book he is reading nothing else but his book. The shelves where we line up the volumes we’ve read are deceptive. We have available there only titles, covers, pages. But the books we’ve truly read are phantoms conjured up by reading with no rules.
Elena Ferrante
Quotes to Explore
You know, for one glorious half hour, I was the mother of the president-elect.
Barbara Bush
When we show up in a city, we ask, 'Where's the best restaurant? What's the best beer?' You start doing that, and you get exposed to a lot of great stuff.
Isaac Hanson
Hanson
As a boy, I had an uncle, T. G. Bond, who lived near Moreton Hampstead and who was passionately devoted to Dartmoor. He inspired me with the same love.
Sabine Baring-Gould
My first inspiration for acting came from the first episode of 'Hannah Montana.' That's when I knew I wanted to be a singer and an actress.
Sabrina Carpenter
If there is a good musical reason, I think it might draw more attention and sell, though it is not guaranteed. To make a record without a musical reason, you have to either be a pop star who sells automatically or just be lucky.
Eberhard Weber
Jews have a tendency to become comedians.
Sacha Baron Cohen
I'm very picky, and I'm never 100% happy with the work I do; I hate watching myself and hearing my voice.
Samantha Mumba
With 'Kids React,' it started, hilariously enough, by thinking, 'Why, teenage girls seem to love 'Twilight' so much!' We went from wanting to ask them ourselves to coming up with the larger and more universal concept of a bunch of Kids reacting to viral videos.
Rafi Fine
If a warrior is not unattached to life and death, he will be of no use whatsoever. The saying that 'All abilities come from one mind' sounds as though it has to do with sentient matters, but it is in fact a matter of being unattached to life and death. With such non-attachment one can accomplish any feat.
Yamamoto Tsunetomo
The artist makes art not to save mankind but to save himself. Every benevolent comment by an artist is a fog to cover his tracks, the bloody trail of his assault against reality and others.
Camille Paglia
Moms that get evicted are depressed and have higher rates of depressive symptoms two years later. That has to affect their interactions with their kids and their sense of happiness. You add all that together, and it's just really obvious to me that eviction is a cause, not just a condition, of poverty.
Matthew Desmond
There's no real road map to L.A. Everyone's journey is different. You have to persevere and be willing to put everything in it. You have to stick it out. I don't really have a safety net, but what I do is put myself in the best possible position to succeed by working hard. Also, be careful who you let into your life.
Christopher Egan
I'm at that great level where fans will stop and say 'hi,' which I love, but the paparazzi don't care, which is incredible.
Katie Featherston
I studied classical guitar in school, and that type of stuff has led to writing for Kronos.
Bryce Dessner
The National
When I'm living in the world of luxury and celebrity, which is where I found myself for a large part of my life, it's a walk-on part. Not a vital necessity, like it is for so many people. I enjoy it but I can see right through it!
Agnetha Faltskog
One of the things I've always enjoyed is moving around and staying fit. Physicality is such a big part of being an actor, but it's also about stillness and silence.
Joel Edgerton
No one touches me when I write my story, unless I hire you to or I allow you to.
Lemon Andersen
It's a lot of work being an indie artist, but it's worth it.
Dawn Angeliqué Richard
