Michelle Huneven Quotes

The laws of literature, like the laws of gossip, usually demand exaggeration, decontextualization, a heightened or minimalized reality, and a lot more shape and order and impact than everyday life.

Michelle Huneven

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I win or I die.

Joaquin Andujar

WinDie

I was a stage actor for 20 years or so; I was leading men in classical things. 'Shakespeare,' you know. And now, I never play leading men. I'm that kamikaze comic that comes from the left, turns the table over, and leaves, or the hyper-intelligent yuppie scumbag if it's a drama.

John Michael Higgins

MenYouTableDramaPlayKnow

Art is when things appear rounded.

Maurice Denis

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I appeal to you, my friends, as mothers: are you willing to enslave your children? You stare back with horror and indignation at such questions. But why, if slavery is not wrong to those upon whom it is imposed?

Angelina Grimke

ChildrenSlaveryFriendsQuestions

There is a great deal of busywork to a writer's life, as to a professor's life, a great deal of work that matters only in that, if you don't do it, your desk becomes very full of papers. So, there is a lot of letter answering and a certain amount of speaking, though I try to keep that at a minimum.

John Updike

LifeWorkGreatYouDeskTry

As a Jew I am aware of how important the existence of Israel is for the survival of us all. And because I am proud of being Jewish, I am worried by the growing anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism in the world.

Steven Spielberg

I AmWorldProudSurvivalGrowing

Life shows us all the time, really and truly, that you're not in control of most things, but at the same time, the things that you are able to control, you should definitely hold on to that. But it's okay that you can't control every aspect of your life.

Rozonda Thomas

LifeTimeControlYouOkaySame

You've got to be flexible. If you want to win, you have to do whatever it takes.

Miguel Cabrera

WinYouWantFlexibleWhateverGot

He who dreads hostility too much is unfit to rule.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Too MuchRuleWhoHeMuchDreads

If you're going to do something wrong, do it big, because the punishment is the same either way.

Jayne Mansfield

YouWrongWayPunishmentSameBig

Western investment is usually assumed to walk hand-in-hand with the democratic values of its home countries, and indeed, opening an economy to outside money is one of the textbook steps in a shift from authoritarianism to an open society.

Chrystia Freeland

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I'm bold in personality, I'm hella tall, and I'm hella black.

Bozoma Saint John

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