Nadine Gordimer Quotes
Literature is one of the few areas left where black and white feel some identity of purpose; we all struggle under censorship.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm used to very low-budget situations. In 'The Exploding Girl,' we were literally changing in Starbucks because we didn't have trailers.
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I just don't think that I could be the kind of actor I want to be and not be honest with myself. Honesty is very important to me as an actor and as a person. I didn't even think about it.
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I'm a mum, so my wardrobe consists of sweaters and jeans. As long as I don't leave the house forgetting my jeans, I count that as a fashion success.
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The mind is but too naturally prone to pleasure, but too easily yielded to dissipation.
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We need to protect the privacy rights of all Americans, and that means stopping the federal government from spying on the cellphones and emails of law-abiding citizens.
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Dreams are not without meaning wherever thay may come from-from fantasy, from the elements, or from other inspiration.
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I want the single player experience.
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Writing never comes easy. The difference between Page 2 and Page Nothing is the difference between life and death.
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We are wedded to freedom of expression and shall do nothing to diminish that freedom.
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A great sense of peace entered my body, and seemingly into every cell.
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God may not play dice but he enjoys a good round of Trivial Pursuit every now and again.
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The great thing about Gospel is that you don't have to have an album every year in order to keep working.
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I'm not a Democrat.
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It is a myth of publishers that people want to read easy things.
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There are many who lust for the simple answers of doctrine or decree. They are on the left and right. They are not confined to a single part of the society. They are terrorists of the mind.
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The funny thing is that my husband couldn't be sweeter. He looks like this bad boy. He's got tattoos and earrings and a mohawk, but when you talk to him and he's around you, he's such a gentleman. He holds doors for ladies. He pulls out chairs. He cooks. He cleans.
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Any kind of restrictions put on free speech would have worse consequences than bullying.
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One of the reasons I love writing for middle graders, besides their voracious appetite for books, is their deep concern for fairness and morality.
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Climate change is having a dramatic effect on the ground.
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We've beaten the Germans twice and now they're back!
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As a black woman, I have no particular interest in maintaining the status quo. Why would I? The status quo is harmful; the status quo is significantly racist and sexist and a whole bunch of other things that I think need to change.
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There is no separation between the black community and the LGBT community. As a black, queer woman myself, I often have to assert, right, that it's not one or the other but that I am all of these things.
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Literature is one of the few areas left where black and white feel some identity of purpose; we all struggle under censorship.
