Anthony Marra Quotes
A novel can grant humanity even to those who act inhumanely, and by making men and women of monsters, it can offer not only a ground-level view of a particular conflict, but a descent into the substratum of human nature capable of the incomprehensible.
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I'm not sure if being known opened or closed doors for me.
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We have to set our own agenda, we have to set our own standards, we have to be very strong about what we want, we have to be very strong about our passion and if it's not right for you, you shouldn't do it just because you're advised by so-called geniuses.
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Being famous gets me good concert tickets, good tables in restaurants, good seats at sporting events and that's really about it.
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One can never know enough. The unknown and its call lies even in what we know.
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'Sixth Street' is probably a new chapter for me. All of the songs were written in my apartment where I'm most comfortable, and at that point, I understood who I was and knew what I was feeling about life.
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Each of us becomes a new person as we re-describe the past.
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The idea of a soulmate is beautiful and very romantic to talk about it in a movie or a song, but in reality, I find it scary.
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I could go to London in 2012. I will only be 37.
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I believe that of all the things I have done, exciting though many of them have been, there's no doubt in my mind that the most worthwhile have been the establishing of schools and hospitals, and the rebuilding of monasteries in the mountains.
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My husband had a very strong identity and was successful in his life. Thank God for that. There's no way I can control him. I wouldn't stay married to him if I felt I could. I can readily take my business personality into the home. But he forces me to be a partner rather than the boss.
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By the usual reckoning, the worst books make the best films.
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We're overpaying him, but he's worth it.
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It takes so long for the folks who are earning minimum wage to finally see a little bit of a rise... that it takes a little nudge, I think, from government.
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I have a ship's bed, which totally plays to my obsession of, if I were not an actress, I would be a pirate.
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You learn stuff from every character you play about the human condition that can be quite enlightening.
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At the end of the day, people want to see how fast you run.
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When you're imagining peace, you can't kill anyone. That's good isn't it?
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My life has become a reality show. When I am home, people are climbing trees with cameras. I feel that my personal space is being encroached upon. I will try and protect it as much as I can.
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With the neutron bomb, which destroys life but not property, capitalism has found the weapon of its dreams.
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Scrabble - The game is available in Braille. That’s a nice fact. This makes me feel better about humanity for some reason. I can’t really explain why.
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When the truth emerges, then we reconcile ourselves to truth and unity and in charity or in love.
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He's a freak. Just like me. Just like all those Kane-a-nites out there! And you know what, Freaks are cool!
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A novel can grant humanity even to those who act inhumanely, and by making men and women of monsters, it can offer not only a ground-level view of a particular conflict, but a descent into the substratum of human nature capable of the incomprehensible.
