Claire Messud Quotes
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My inspiration for writing is all the wonderful books that I read as a child and that I still read. I think that for those of us who write, when we find a wonderful book written by someone else, we don't really get jealous, we get inspired, and that's kind of the mark of what a good writer is.
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Life in California is beautiful.
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I don't have any superstitions, but what I always travel with is my pillow and my coffee.
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The years go so fast. I mean, I just realized that at the end of the year I will be twenty-two, and I just turned twenty-one.
Nastassja Kinski -
I know that a good many champions have entertained the thought that the more they discourage youngsters, the longer they would reign. However, this theory never impressed me, and I always made it a point to give youths the benefit of my experience in bicycle racing.
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Running back was always my favorite position.
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There's a lot of stress... but once you get in the car, all that goes out the window.
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I never lost a friend I wanted to keep.
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Fallout shelters are like bell-bottoms. They've gone in and out of favor.
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I see that it is impossible to remember a long poem without practice and repetition; so is forgetfulness of the words of instruction engendered in the heart that has ceased to value them.
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I feel like the gods have certainly patted me on the head.
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It's strong to be vulnerable. To be able to communicate with other women is one of the most powerful things.
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If I don't eat something after I work out, I get shaky and cranky - not a good combination when you're a television host.
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I never dreamt, in my dream, I'm Dalai Lama.
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I have been the last space marine between earth and an alien invasion. I really just don't need to go there anymore.
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Whether the angels play only Bach praising God, I am not quite sure. I am sure, however, that en famille they play Mozart.
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All my music is inspirational. You just gotta listen to the words and get what you can get out of it.
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I find women as writers and as characters are operating within narrow confines. They inherit a kind of ghetto of the soul. I'm trying to enlarge the spectrum.
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After an 18-year career, I left the film industry, not wanting to become one of those child-actor cautionary tales.
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The perception in Silicon Valley is that if you dress well, you couldn't possibly be smart, or you're in P.R. but couldn't possibly run a company. I remember briefly attempting the Adidas and jeans and sweatshirt over T-shirt look, but I realized I was trying to dress like a young tech geek, and that just wasn't me.
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Philanthropy is activism.
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Struggles make you stronger and the changes make you wiser and happiness has its own way of taking its sweet time. Life isn't always lovely, but it's a beautiful ride.
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I remember laughing so hard as a kid.
