Alan Furst Quotes
Anthony Powell taught me to write; he has such brilliant control of the mechanics of the novel.
Alan Furst
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That's something the head scarf, in a symbolic way, is meant to do in Arabic culture: it defines your relationship to your husband and the men of your family differently than your relationship to the average guy on the street you've never met.
G. Willow Wilson
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The one thing I am now sure of is that if there is such a thing as destiny, it is a result of our passion, be that for money, power, or love. Passion, for better or worse.
M. J. Rose
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There's a difference between a failure and a fiasco... a fiasco is a disaster of mythic proportions.
Orlando Bloom
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Even though I have lived in the States since I was 18, in my head I am still very British, and I do have this romance for towns in Middle America that nobody gets to see.
Karen Elson
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The major political battles about guns in our society concern handguns and assault weapons, not long arms like hunting rifles.
Jackson Katz
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The movie medium will eventually take its place as art because there is no other medium of interest to so many people.
Irving Thalberg
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The train slows down, it's the Cais do Sodré. I arrived to Lisbon, but not to a conclusion.
Fernando Pessoa
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My fantasy breakfast is just a really good egg scramble. Maybe I'll add a little feta, so, uh, obviously not totally dairy-free. Definitely some vegetables, maybe some really nice tortillas; something to make it like a Mexican-style breakfast. I just really love breakfast.
Alex Honnold
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The loyalty rate isn't that high. I could have a big hit, then put out the next single, and they say, Oh yeah, who are you? Prove it again.
Lenny Kravitz
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By its very nature, non-violence cannot ‘seize’ power, nor can that be its goal. But non-violence can do more; it can effectively control and guide power without capturing the machinery of government. That is its beauty.
Mahatma Gandhi
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The wise realize that some things are within their control, and most things are not. They learn early on to distinguish between what they can and can't regulate.
Epictetus
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Anthony Powell taught me to write; he has such brilliant control of the mechanics of the novel.
Alan Furst