Claire Messud Quotes

I still believe on some level that at the end, somebody will say, 'You get an A-minus for your life.' And it's not true. It's not true.

Claire Messud

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The only purpose of an engagement ring is to show you 'belong' to someone, and your man makes bank.

Jessica Valenti

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There are people who believe in an absolutely transparent prose; with every respect for clarity of expression, I don't.

John M. Ford

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Cut quarrels out of literature, and you will have very little history or drama or fiction or epic poetry left.

Robert Staughton Lynd

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Backplane will provide a platform and tools for communities to socialize and communicate on a more focused level.

Troy Carter

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I would only read the novels that people classify as 'beach books' if I were being held prisoner and the only alternative was the 'Book of Mormon.'

Tom Robbins

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I'll take my clothes off - whatever the job requires.

Tom Felton

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The time I've spent in professional Premiership club rugby has been invaluable.

Rob Andrew

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I had an Edinburgh, middle-class childhood and a public school education.

Rory Bremner

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Scientists are very afraid of being proven wrong.

Donald Johanson

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Godard is incredibly brilliant, the things he says. Apparently here in France, the most interesting thing when a new film of his is going to come out are his press conferences, because he's so brilliant.

Brian De Palma

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I learned to deal with the police... to be tough... to survive.

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

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It's like the mod thing is happening again.

Pete Townshend

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