Lionel Shriver Quotes
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Dialogue and education for peace can help free our hearts from the impulse toward intolerance and the rejection of others.
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There was Pauline de Rothschild, who I thought was very fabulous, and Millicent Rogers, the Standard Oil heiress, very chic, very clever, very original. I admired both those women very much. And I had a great example with my mother, who was extremely chic.
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And there is no trade or employment but the young man following it may become a hero.
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If I start thinking, 'Is this movie going to open? Is this movie going to do well?' I'm not focusing on the job. The job is to make a good movie.
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Put too many one-size-fits-all jackets on Americans and the place explodes.
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My rule is that if I interview someone, they should never read what I have to say about them and regret having given me the interview.
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What you wish to others, God wishes to you.
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A lot of followers would tell me, 'You've helped me through my depression or helped me stop cutting.' Something as easy as posting a video keeps them happy, or talking to them on Twitter helps them realize that what they're going through is temporary.
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Love of fame is the last thing even learned men can bear to be parted from.
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I'm somewhat overwhelmed by the microblogging that takes place in China, and the smartphones and all the people that want to take pictures of myself and my family.
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You could time a suburban story by your watch: it lasts as long as it takes a small furry animal that's lonely to find friends, or a small furry animal that's lost to find its parents; it lasts as long as a quick avowal of love; it lasts precisely as long as the average parent is disposed on a Tuesday night to spend reading aloud to children.
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Ferran Adria making hamburgers... some thought it was crazy. But getting them perfect was a challenge. Plus I'm fascinated by all aspects of food.
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I don't think most men do hate women at all - I think most men are trying their best and facing a culturation into masculine behaviour that forces them to deny their own humanity and to exaggerate distance from the world of women.
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Having that college experience and a social life that didn't revolve around Hollywood was absolutely crucial.
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I have to say, I'm still surprised anyone's nice to me, that anyone talks to me. But I think people understand that other people go through things. We're all a bit gonzo, and you're allowed to take a little time to get your head on straight.
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For a long time, I'd work until 10 or 11. When I work, I'm on. I'm 'Magic.' I love it, but it takes a lot out of me.
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A relationship with an imaginary woman is preferable to a relationship with a real one.
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I do the same series of five exercises 21 times each day - an ancient Tibetan practice that stimulates your chakras.
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Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord end.
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My personality is based on an anonymity and failure. Failure and anonymity, those are my strengths - superiority from below.
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All reading was done in the early years out loud, there was no such thing as silent reading because you had to read out loud in order to figure out you know, where was a word ending and where is the word beginning.
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As any traveller knows, heading elsewhere is one thing, getting back quite another.
