Janine di Giovanni Quotes

I often think I am a better person because I lived for many years of my life with a flashlight. I have developed skills I did not think were possible - bathing with a cup of water by candlelight, for instance, and writing a story with a headlamp on.

Janine di Giovanni

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LifeWaterI AmWritingBetter

I do not know myself, and God forbid that I should.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

GodMyselfKnowShouldForbid

Even when I speak English to my parents, I'll say an English word differently to my Chinese parents and friends than I do to my English-speaking friends - you know, I'll pronounce 'McDonald's' differently, because it feels right, and that's what I'm used to.

Jenny Zhang

ParentsSpeakFriendsYouKnowSay

When people hear the name 'Marco Polo,' they tend to think of a map or explorer. Very few people know the true story of Marco Polo, and it's so much more compelling and exciting than the mythology.

John Fusco

PeopleStoryThinkNameKnowTrue

Life may not be beautiful, but it is interesting.

John Robert Seeley

LifeBeautifulInterestingMay

A woman who walks well parts crowds - it's something we should all be taught to do.

Sonia Rykiel

WomanSomethingWellWhoWalks

Pregnant women who are in places where Zika is spreading should do everything they can to avoid mosquito bites. And we, as a society, need to do everything we can to control Zika. That means learning more about it; that means controlling mosquitoes more effectively. That means achieving a vaccine.

Tom Frieden

LearningWomenControlSocietyNeed

I don't know if I can say exactly what I seek in books, but one of them would be to deepen and expand my understanding of the world.

Mary Gaitskill

WorldUnderstandingI CanKnowSay

I'm still waiting for my first big Hollywood paycheck... maybe I'll play a superhero.

Miles Teller

WaitingPlayHollywoodFirstBig

To me, ideology is corrupt; it's a parasite on religious structures. To be an ideologue is to have all of the terrible things that are associated with religious certainty and none of the utility. If you're an ideologue, you believe everything that you think. If you're religious, there's a mystery left there.

Jordan Peterson

MeBelieveThinkMysteryYouLeft

There's a saying. If you want someone to love you forever, buy a dog, feed it and keep it around.

Dick Dale

DogLovePetSayingSomeoneYou

I was pregnant with my daughter when I started writing my first thriller, so I guess you could blame hormones.

Chelsea Cain

DaughterBlameWritingYouFirst

Milk is for babies. When you grow up you have to drink beer.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

BeerGrowYouMilkDrinkGrow Up

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