Elena Ferrante Quotes
Every one of her movements said that to harm her would be pointless because, whatever happened, she would find a way of doing worse to you.
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Modern education develops the intellect and imparts skills, but does not promote qualities in any way.
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If I wore a sleeveless shirt, people would try to feed me after the match.
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I wasn't taking so many drugs that it was messing up my creative processes. It was a very good period, 1968 - there was a good feeling in the air. It was a very creative period for everyone.
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Lectures which really teach will never be popular; lectures which are popular will never really teach.
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Are you tired? You should be! You've been running through my mind all day.
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We can be beautiful and feel beautiful about who we are everyday.
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The most beautiful woman in the world is the one who protects and supports other women
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I remember everything What have I become? My sweetest friend? Everyone I know goes away in the end You could have it all My empire of dirt I will let you down I will make you hurt.
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Children's lives are not shaped solely by their families or immediate surroundings at large. That is why we must avoid the false dichotomy that says only government or only family is responsible. . . . Personal values and national policies must both play a role.
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The problem of the 1850s-how (for Southerners) to preserve slavery without destroying the Union-was a practical problem specific to a particular time and place. But the moral problem of how to reconcile irreconcilable values is a timeless one that, sooner or later, confronts us all.
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If critics and fanboys weren't suckers for simplistic nihilism and high-pressure marketing, Afterlife would be universally acclaimed as a visionary feat, superior to Inception and Avatar on every level.
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I love good romantic comedies. There just aren't a lot of them. But, I love comedies, and I'll never stop doing them.
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Making money is pretty pointless and it needs constant attention.
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I have to convince myself that this is not a pointless life, even the body is telling me so.
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You don't have enough time to be both unhappy & mediocre. It's not just pointless; it's painful.
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With current technology it is possible to put four floppy disk drives in a personal computer. It is just that doing so would be pointless.
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Every one of her movements said that to harm her would be pointless because, whatever happened, she would find a way of doing worse to you.
