Claire Messud Quotes
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One must always try to see the truth of a situation - it makes things universal.
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The poem 'What Teachers Make' is not without its detractors. This one person wrote to me and said: 'Gee, Mr. Mali. You don't possibly have a teacher – God complex, do you?' And that was the first time I'd ever heard of that expression. So, yeah, I'm sure I have a teacher – God complex.
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TV presenting isn't the hardest job in the world, and I've done all right financially out of it.
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I wish I'd gone to music school or just started playing in bands sooner.
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For me, my home is a peaceful place where I can rest, and it gives me back energy.
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I don't know what DVD commentaries are about. I'd like to strangle the person who came up with that concept.
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Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.
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Show me an Irishman who can't tell a story – I don't think they exist.
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A human society obeys the dictates of reason and is guided and governed by a respect for justice.
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Don't get me wrong, I love watching episodes of my favorite shows on Hulu and reading the daily trash on PageSix, but I also embrace the opportunity to settle down with a good book and let my mind travel to another place and time.
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I really enjoy helping people out, and I enjoy time spent with kids.
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In terms of me being a Christian, going to Israel was really cool. Going to the West Bank, Bethlehem, floating in the Dead Sea - that was great for me.
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I've been given an opportunity to make a difference.
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Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.
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It was a place that is trying to destroy the individual by every means possible; trying to break his spirit, so that he accepts that he is No. 6 and will live there happily as No. 6 for ever after. And this is the one rebel that they can't break.
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I think that in today's world, by nature, we are all self-centered. And that often leads to selfishness.
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You have to remember that I was a bright but simple fellow from Canada who seldom, if ever, met another writer, and then only a so-called literary type that occasionally sold a story and meanwhile worked in an office for a living.
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The weirder you're going to behave, the more normal you should look. It works in reverse, too. When I see a kid with three or four rings in his nose, I know there is absolutely nothing extraordinary about that person.
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The interesting thing for me is, if I met Michael Peterson in person, I'd want him to let himself off the hook just a little bit.
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I grew up in Canada, man - we all had rinks in our backyards because we'd ice down the grass with a hose and build a skating rink.
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Just because a marriage ended didn't mean that it hadn't been happy at times.
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Most of the time, songs that I write end up being finished in 30 minutes or less.
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I'm a firecracker when it comes to my husband. I'm a stand by my man kind of girl.
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My husband had a stalker, briefly.
