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Svetlana Alexievich Quotes

I'm interested in the history of the soul: the everyday life of the soul, the things that the big picture of history usually omits - or disdains.

Svetlana Alexievich

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality:
Birth: May 31, 1948

Topics

Life History Soul Picture Everyday

I was this Catholic kid, and I never really lost that. I loved the rituals of Catholicism. The mass is a magic ritual; it's a transubstantiation, and the stations of the cross - I mean, a crown of thorns? Getting whipped? It's punk rock.

Loved Magic Crown Lost Rock Never

Men who want to support women in our struggle for freedom and justice should understand that it is not terrifically important to us that they learn to cry; it is important to us that they stop the crimes of violence against us.

Women Freedom Justice Struggle Men

The best thing I ever did was when I was offered a million dollars to go play in South Africa and didn't take it. I was 21 years old, and part of it was like, 'Well, if they're offering me this obscene amount of money just to play one match, there must be something really wrong.'

Best Money Me Wrong Play Go

The difference between an author and a horse is that the horse doesn't understand the horse dealer's language.

Language Horse Understand Difference

So a lot of our shows where even we think we've taken a very deliberate stand, liberals say, 'That's awesome, you took on the conservatives' same show and conservatives say 'That's awesome, you took on liberals.'

Think Stand You Say Same Awesome

Consumers have not been told effectively enough that they have huge power and that purchasing and shopping involve a moral choice.

Power Shopping Enough Choice Moral

As a writer, I spend a lot of time alone, and I like it. I'm also a long-distance runner, and I love long, solo road trips; I can drive literally all night, drinking coffee, and not even listening to the radio, just strangely content sifting through the random thoughts in my own head.

Love Alone Time Coffee Thoughts

My father instilled in me to take care of my family. Show up even when you don't want to show up.

Family Father Me Care Take Care You

I only really woke up in India. It was my first experience of plenty, strangely enough, because everything in England was rationed. I loved sweets, but you couldn't get them; then there was this marvelous mitthai - I went crazy.

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Experience Crazy Loved Enough You

Drag queens have always taken on that role of spilling the tea - and the tea is the emperor has no clothes!

Tea Clothes Always Drag Role Taken

When I lay my head on the pillow at night I can say I was a decent person today. That's when I feel beautiful.

Today Beautiful Night Feel I Can

We want to make something that moves us when we hear it. Because after all the hype and awards and whatever, that's all music is.

Music Want Awards Whatever Something

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