Elena Ferrante Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
And whoever walks a furlong without sympathy walks to his own funeral drest in his shroud.
-
Science does not know its debt to imagination.
-
I've just tried to grow up in the most natural and gradual process that I possibly can and make choices I feel are right for me and my fans.
-
I have personally seen statements that were longer than some books I have read.
-
No matter what the competition is, I try to find a goal that day and better that goal.
-
Consciousness is our only reprieve from Time.
-
I am not a big reader to begin with.
-
My father basically had two ways of judging anything. Either something was poetic or it wasn't.
-
I started karate in middle school when my parents wanted me to babysit my younger brother. He was a little troublemaker, so they wanted me to make sure the class was going okay. I ended up being way more into it than my brother.
-
I really like the mission at SurveyMonkey, which is, we help people make better decisions. It's just a great thing.
-
The Great Khali always serves up a good beatdown if you can't get out from under that heavy hand.
-
Our universities and museums are respected around the country.
-
Accurst be he that first invented war.
-
Black lives are too easy to take in America because we don't want to question why people are so afraid of black and brown people to begin with. And that's what I want 'Strong Island' to do.
-
I want to create an atmosphere that can be consciously plumbed with seeing... like the wordless thought that comes from looking in a fire.
-
For me, it's really like, okay, if you go far with the unexpected materials and unexpected proportions or volumes, then keep the colors quite simple and straightforward for men.
-
I don't like to write boring books.
-
There isn't a person alive who doesn't like being caressed.
-
I prefer silence. Then you can hear thoughts and see into the past. In silence you can’t hide anything … as you can in words.
-
My grand affair appears settled, for America is certain of her independence, humanity has gained her cause, and liberty will never be without a place of refuge.
-
My speed is a gift from God, and I run for His glory. Whatever I do, it all comes from him.
-
Write as well as you can and finish what you start.
-
That year it seemed to me that I expanded like pizza dough.
