Elena Ferrante Quotes
Childhood is a tissue of lies that endure in the past tense.
Elena Ferrante
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Like funny men, skilled diners are apparently perceived to have an evolutionary advantage.
Dana Goodyear
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I want to play a psycho, something more challenging than just 'the girlfriend' part.
Barbara Palvin
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Story and plot, not historical facts, are the engine of a novel, but I was committed to working through the grain of actual history and coming to something, an overall effect, which approximated truth.
Rachel Kushner
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Emotionally, I have no picture-book illustrated with memories of my first five years, but externally, I have impressions that possess a haunting vividness comparable only to the texture of dreams, when dreams are tumultuously alive.
E. F. Benson
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I like to accentuate the feminine form, so I'm a big fan of corsets. A woman's body is beautiful and should be shown off and celebrated. I love a simple and elegant dress that highlights my waist.
Haley Bennett
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For me, comedy is richer and larger than anything else.
Upamanyu Chatterjee
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Sports is the only entertainment where, no matter how many times you go back, you never know the ending.
Neil Simon
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We had many good directors - John Carpenter, Brian De Palma - but things have become polluted by business, money and bad relationships. The success of the horror genre has led to its downfall.
Dario Argento
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We will have to learn to lead people rather then to contain them.
Peter Drucker
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There was a smell in the air now. The hot, close, frightening small of mob; mob excited, hungry, dreaming blood and death. The primitive in Stark knew that sweaty acridity all too well.
Leigh Brackett
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When people chat to me about my childhood and getting into horses, they're like, 'Was it like the birds sang and the sun came out? Was it an amazing experience?' I'm like, 'No, it was rubbish. I was frightened. I was pretty unbalanced, and most ponies took advantage of me.'
Lee Pearson
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Childhood is a tissue of lies that endure in the past tense.
Elena Ferrante