Esther Freud Quotes
Believe in the reader and they can connect the dots, if you succeed breathe life into the story
Quotes to Explore
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People often say that humans have always eaten animals, as if this is a justification for continuing the practice. According to this logic, we should not try to prevent people from murdering other people, since this has also been done since the earliest of times.
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You're miserable, edgy and tired. You're in the perfect mood for journalism.
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God is my homeboy. Jesus is my homeboy.
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Ninety percent of hockey is mental and the other half is physical.
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What do you know? Haven't you heard of suspension of disbelief?
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Moving between the legs of tables and of chairs, rising or falling, grasping at kisses and toys, advancing boldly, sudden to take alarm, retreating to the corner of arm and knee, eager to be reassured, taking pleasure in the fragrant brilliance of the Christmas tree.
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We have a human rights interest. Then there is the immigration problem. The human-rights violations have caused people to take to boats and flood not only the United States, but other countries in the region, creating great instability.
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You need to have time to really hear God.
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Happy will be those who give ear to the words of the dead:-The reading of good works and the observing of their precepts.
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I'm not a dumb idiot just because of what I wear.
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It takes a long time for a man to look like his portrait.
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Instituting equal pay is especially important because families in our country increasingly rely on women's wages to make ends meet. When women bring home less money each day, it means they have less for the everyday needs of their families - groceries, rent, child care, and doctors' visits.
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I read up a lot about ceramics and collect them, but when you make something, it's very difficult to like it. I quite like appreciating and supporting what someone else does.
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Being young isn't about age, it's about being a free spirit. You can meet someone of 20 who's boring and old, or you can meet someone of 70 who's youthful and exciting. I met Fred Astaire when he was 72 and I was 21, and I fell in love with him. He certainly was a free spirit.
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So many people can now write competent stories that the short story is in danger of dying of competence.
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I don't fear death, it must be like a long sleep.
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Yancy is actually a Native-American name, but I'm Irish. Go figure.
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There is a tendency to seek an objective account of everything before admitting its reality.
