Elena Ferrante Quotes
It seemed to me that I had mastered words to the point of sweeping away forever the contradictions of being in the world, the surge of emotions, and breathless speech. In short, I now knew a method of speaking and writing that—by means of a refined vocabulary, stately and thoughtful pacing, a determined arrangement of arguments, and a formal orderliness that wasn’t supposed to fail—sought to annihilate the interlocutor to the point where he lost the will to object.
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The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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I shall have a beautiful dream tonight. I also wish everyone to have a beautiful dream.
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Don't let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use.
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Wise is he who enjoys the show offered by the world.
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Perhaps the truest axiom in baseball is that the toughest thing to do is repeat.
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Art is born of humiliation.
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If we could have seen through the televisions, we would probably have seen many a child grow up.
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Have you noticed how most directors are either bald or grey-haired?
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Cooking is for chefs. Science informs us and lets us cook while knowing what we are doing, but it is not a replacement for the skills of a chef.
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I think there's too much saturated color in comics, thanks to digital color techniques.
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Leadership is all about unlocking the potential in others.
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I am not blind to the shortcomings of the previous government: Before the coup, I supported the June 30 rallies against Morsy....The military takeover aims to uproot the Muslim Brotherhood and its partners, replacing them through brute force with the losers of a democratic ballot
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God, being a great abyss, to men his depth reveals Who climb the highest peak of the eternal hills
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When life is too easy for us, we must beware or we may not be ready to meet the blows which sooner or later come to everyone, rich or poor. (23 February 1940)
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There was great leadership in this country at the time of World War II. There was also unrelenting resolve at home, in America's factories and on the farms, in the cities and the country.
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I love the sounds of Latin jazz, R&B, hip-hop, alternative, all that stuff. I'm a radio kid.
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I am definitely a beach person. In fact, I am so much a beach person that my wife is allergic to beaches now.
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But I'd rather not predict. I'd rather affect.
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You can spend your whole life in France without ever thinking about the Legion.
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There is neither rank nor station nor prerogative in the republic of the grave.
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And it hurts so much to want something you can't have.
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As soon go kindle fire with snow, as seek to quench the fire of love with words.
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I had thought that words were instruments of precision. Now I know that they devour the world, leaving nothing in its place.
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It seemed to me that I had mastered words to the point of sweeping away forever the contradictions of being in the world, the surge of emotions, and breathless speech. In short, I now knew a method of speaking and writing that—by means of a refined vocabulary, stately and thoughtful pacing, a determined arrangement of arguments, and a formal orderliness that wasn’t supposed to fail—sought to annihilate the interlocutor to the point where he lost the will to object.
