Ethan Gilsdorf Quotes
A stunning meditation on the power of escape, and on the cat-and-mouse contest the self plays to deflect its own guilt.
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In real life, I'm polite and nice all the time. It's fun to play people who aren't. It's escapism.
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I began visiting Lima's prisons back in 2007, when my first novel, 'Lost City Radio,' was published in Peru.
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I'll promise to go easier on drinking and to get to bed earlier, but not for you, fifty thousand dollars, or two-hundred and fifty thousand dollars will I give up women. They're too much fun.
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The world is all gates, all opportunities, strings of tension waiting to be struck.
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My kids always say to me, 'Can we watch TV?' I say, 'Absolutely!' because then I can get something done. But then they say, and I wait for it, 'But can you watch with us?' My moment of freedom vanishes. So not only do I not think TV's that great and I hate sitting in front of it, but I have to with them.
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All achievements, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea.
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The interests of the Soviet Union are in controlling highly developed countries and having the benefit of their economies so that they can run their own inefficient empire.
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I play as I feel.
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Anger begets more anger, and forgiveness and love lead to more forgiveness and love.
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I did a gig at a comedy club in Bournemouth where they served a buffet while the acts were on. There was the clang of people carving turkey during the set. If you put comedy and turkey side by side, turkey always wins.
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Every major religion today is a winner in the Darwinian struggle waged among cultures, and none ever flourished by tolerating its rivals.
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There are many kids in and out of baseball who think that just because they have some natural talent, they have the world by the tail.
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Manhood is taking care of your family and being able to bless other people. Not yourself - but whether you can bless other people.
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I love acting, but I want to explore other things.
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The publishing of a book is a worldwide event. The attempt to suppress a book is a worldwide event.
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The true, strong, and sound mind is the mind that can embrace equally great things and small.
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You don't see your prison because its bars are invisible.
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I will laugh at the laughable while I breathe.
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Let's get one thing straight: there's no such thing as the Bristol sound.
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New York never felt the recession. New York never felt a depression.
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A stunning meditation on the power of escape, and on the cat-and-mouse contest the self plays to deflect its own guilt.
