Elena Ferrante Quotes
But I felt that things were taking a turn for the worse, and I was frightened. Having to stay alert in order to avoid mistakes and confront dangers had exhausted me to the point where sometimes simply the urgency of doing something made me think that I really had done it.
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I would convert to Judaism if the operation didn't hurt so much.
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I cannot determine what people or nations should do, but I do think that extremism gives birth to following and subsequent extremism.
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In Bollywood, if you work with a superstar, even if you are a newcomer, you become a superstar. That didn't happen with me.
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I think, I think we need a Republican president from the real world to remind ourselves sometimes of what we need to do.
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Poetry comes alive to me through recitation.
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I didn't go into the theater to be a producer, I went into the theater to be a director.
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I think more and more people these days go for the safe option in film making.
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You're always facing the top defenders in this league. To go out there and do your best, that's all you can ask for.
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Never follow somebody else's path; it doesn't work the same way twice for anyone... the path follows you and rolls up behind you as you walk, forcing the next person to find their own way.
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I'm an outsider.
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I will continue to support legislation that provides American families and Seniors affordable health care.
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I am always relaxed.
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People never know what they want, though everyone says they do. If they did, nobody would ever be surprised.
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My mom was a housewife and a sponge, who would absorb everything and make it all look like a fairytale when he entered the house. For instance, when he came home, I would always be seen studying with my books open. She always made sure that Dad went back to the shoot happily.
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As a little boy of eleven I entered the Cadet Corps. I was not particularly eager to become a Cadet, but my father wished it. So my wishes were not consulted.
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I live for my daughter. Every decision I make is about her and for her. It's great. She's perfect.
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I was in love when I was in college; we all were. I remember how beautiful everybody was. Even the plain people looked beautiful.
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The scribbler's life is never done.
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My life is not very different from what it was 20 years ago. In fact, my career hasn't changed much since I was 22.
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O Lord, help me to be pure, but not yet.
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Matangi's mantra is aim, which is MIA backwards. She fights for freedom of speech and stands for truth, and lives in the ghetto because her dad was the first person in Hindu mythology who came from the 'hood, but had gained enlightenment through not being a Brahmin.
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Boldness is ever blind, for it sees not dangers and inconveniences whence it is bad in council though good in execution.
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Nations are always making mistakes because they do not understand each other's psychology.
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But I felt that things were taking a turn for the worse, and I was frightened. Having to stay alert in order to avoid mistakes and confront dangers had exhausted me to the point where sometimes simply the urgency of doing something made me think that I really had done it.
