Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Quotes

England opened up the world of literature for me. Not really having a world of my own, I made up for my disinheritance by absorbing the world of others... I loved them: George Eliot, Thomas Hardy, Charles Dickens... I adopted them passionately.

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: May 7, 1927 - April 3, 2013

Topics

MeWorldLovedLiteratureMy OwnUp

Let us be tried by our actions.

John N. Mitchell

UsActionsOurTriedLet Us

I don't think we will use the 80s glossy sound again.

Ann Wilson

ThinkWillSoundAgainUse

Blind people don't decide to see. Jesus says, 'See!' and they see.

John Piper

PeopleBlindSeeDecideJesusSays

I appreciate everyone that had supported my career.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

AppreciateCareerEveryoneHad

There aren't many great adverts for marriage or parenthood. It always looks so stressful, and that's what I've been scared of. What you don't realise is how much you're going to get back.

Robbie Williams

MarriageGreatYouBackLooksGoing

I am more prolific when I have something to respond to. I get my juice from people and real stories and things that seem common but are amazing.

Lizz Wright

I AmPeopleAmazingMoreRealJuice

The complaint of bad pay, and difficulty in obtaining it, is almost generally reiterated through every department of education.

Joseph Lancaster

EducationBadPayThroughDifficulty

Your first obligation, I suppose, is to your God. Your second is to your family. And your third is to your community. And you ought to try to fulfill all of those in your life.

Dick Murphy

LifeFamilyGodCommunityYouTry

You look at public education system, charter schools, infrastructure, in so many ways New Orleans has come back stronger.

Drew Brees

EducationStrongerYouLookBack

Pronouns really don't matter in a song - 'I' or 'he' or 'she' or even subscribing a lyric to an inanimate object.

Conor Oberst

SongMatterSheEvenHeObject

The reason I love kids so much is because they're so honest, so you know right away if they like you or they don't.

Colin Egglesfield

LoveYouKnowRightReasonHonest

There's nothing like reading about a world that feels dead to throw your own beautiful, colorful life into sharp relief.

Ally Condie

LifeBeautifulWorldReadingNothing

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