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Donna Leon Quotes

All through graduate school, instead of having a television I read murder mysteries: Hammett, Chandler, Ruth Rendell, P. D. James.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: September 29, 1942

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School Television Graduate School

Everyone seems to ask me the same 10 questions, and high on the list is, 'What pans should I be cooking with and why?'

Cooking Me Questions Why Ask High

While all democratic systems are works in progress, ours started rather late and therefore has a longer distance to cover. But democratic transformation for us is not mimicking some facets of Western governance. The focus has been on building institutions of democratic governance.

Focus Progress Building Late Started

It is a tragedy indeed that new generations, taking office, attribute failures in governance to insufficient power, and seek more of it.

Power Tragedy New More Office Seek

In many ways, it is very real, because I sat there for 9 days, and it was constantly happening, and that was the 9 days of making the film. But you can't say that it's 100% true, because there are places where I've been intrusive and interfered.

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

You Say True Places Real Days

You can't sing about the same things as you did when you were 20; it would be ridiculous to sing about, I don't know, being in the quad. You can't really write about mortgage payments or stuff like that... but you can talk about 'let's make the world a better place.'

World Better You Place Know Talk

We got more out of this as a family than we were able to give to the people.

Connie Sellecca

Family People More Out Give Able

I mostly write about the working poor. Somehow, they're not being written about much anymore. I'm very interested in people who are in a situation that needs a little puzzling out. The thing that gets me started on a story is a person in a tough situation.

Bonnie Jo Campbell

People Me Tough Story Situation Out

Empty-brained triflers who have never tried to think, who take their creed as they take their fashions, speak of atheism as the outcome of foul life and vicious desires.

Life Speak Think Never Take Outcome

After 9/11, I had just become an American citizen, and I remember sitting in front of my TV set watching the news of the attacks, in tears. I remember thinking to myself, 'Nothing is ever going to be the same in this country for people who look like me.'

Pramila Jayapal

Myself People Me Tears Thinking

I love podcasts, so I thought I'd try one.

Love Thought Try I Love

Wealth is being generated off the back of oppression and abuse.

Wealth Back Oppression Abuse Off

Rarely have elected leaders been so intent on defying the public will.

Will Leaders Intent Been Public

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