Ali Smith Quotes

I had a job, I got ill, I left the job to get better, and while I was getting better, I wrote some stories. I sent them to some publishers and the fifth one who replied said they'd take them. Then they went bankrupt. Then that bankrupt publisher got bought by a bigger firm. Story: in the end is the beginning, and in the beginning is the end.

Ali Smith

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You learn that not all things fall into a certain kind of pattern that can be predictable and that can be understandable and that's going to be easy, you know.

Joe Mantegna

LearnEasyYouFallKnowKind

I've been reading poetry publicly for 20 years, and this is what you do - you express, you sometimes dig a bit to get a conversation started. That's the point of poetry. You're supposed to go, 'Hmmmm,' and 'Woooh!'

Jill Scott

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It is vain to talk of the interest of the community, without understanding what is the interest of the individual.

Jeremy Bentham

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Artists in general never stay in the same place; we keep growing. It's still you: you still have that core that you always had, but you work with new people and hear new things.

John Legend

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I am deeply sorry that people got sick from eating at our restaurants. It's the worst thing that can happen.

Steve Ells

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For me, I guess the general reason for using social media is that the connection I have with people who are interested in my music is extremely important to me. That connection is like the pillar in everything I do. I want to embrace that connection and make it stronger.

Steve Aoki

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At Home in the World is the story of a young woman, raised in some difficult circumstances, and how she survives. It tells a story of redemption, not victimhood.

Joyce Maynard

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Being an editor doesn't make you a better writer - or vice versa. The worst thing any editor can do is be in competition with his writer.

Joseph Kanon

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That's why people read books. You get to have the real conversation, as opposed to the pseudo-conversations we have in everyday life.

David Shields

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When I go out before a crowd, I ask God to give me inspiration to be the light.

Clarence Clemons

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You must understand, that for a daughter to protect her father's image is natural; Freud built a whole career around it.

Arnon Goldfinger

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'Main Aur Mr. Riight' is about a girl who is looking for perfection. She strives for perfection herself and is searching for a partner who is the same. The film is about her journey.

Shenaz Treasury

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