Eva Ibbotson Quotes
And so they played some of the world's loveliest piano music - the exiled homesick girl, the humiliated, tired old man. Not properly. Better than that.
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I'm a New Yorker. My background is in theater, so staying here, I have the opportunity to get back to that, which I would love to do.
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It was very unusual, because normally the producer requests the test to determine whether they want to hire someone or not. Olivia was concerned about playing a seventeen year old.
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At the time, when you're being dissected and judged it's pretty brutal, but in hindsight it's great and - it sounds cliched - you do come out the other side better and stronger.
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Most pitchers fear losing their fastball, but since I don't have one, I have nothing to fear but fear itself.
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My mother told me many stories about her childhood in Cuba. Living there had a profound impact on her and how she regards herself.
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I think Sydney has so much natural beauty; it's just a beautiful city.
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I've got a lot of miles on my legs.
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It's a real triumph taking a painting out from a pit-hole with a loose and open approach. Some aspects in its favour are those strange accidents that can produce amazing results.
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Not to sink under being man and wife, But get some color and music out of life?
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A mother is as different from anything else that God ever thought of, as can possibly be. She is a distinct and individual creation.
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It is well to be up before daybreak, for such habits contribute to health, wealth, and wisdom.
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...one Greek city state had a fundamental law: anyone proposing revisions to the constitution did so with a noose around his neck. If his proposal lost he was instantly hanged.
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Curiosity is nothing more than vanity. More often than not we only seek knowledge to show it off.
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My grandpa was a preacher.
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There were eight guys that played last year? That means 20 new guys? Wow. That just shows it's harder to win. And there are a few guys that aren't here that win a lot.
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And so they played some of the world's loveliest piano music - the exiled homesick girl, the humiliated, tired old man. Not properly. Better than that.
