Susanna Clarke Quotes

She doesn't do the things heroines are supposed to. Which is rather Jane Austen's point - Fanny is her subversive heroine. She is gentle and self-doubting and utterly feminine; and given the right circumstances, she would defy an army.

Susanna Clarke

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: November 1, 1959

Topics

ArmyCircumstancesGentleSheRight

We are always creating new tools and techniques to help people, but the fundamental framework is remarkably resilient, which means it must have something to do with the nature of organizations or human nature.

John P. Kotter

NaturePeopleToolsHelpCreating

I lost seventy pounds eating nothing but Jello for 4 months. But of course there is great variety in the colors! I think, if I remember correctly, it's 230 calories for a whole bowl. Maybe 270? In the 5th month, I added fruit.

John Malkovich

GreatColorsFruitEatingThink

I did not, like my children and people today, grow up with television as part of my life.

Robert Redford

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On airplanes, strangers confide in me the most deepest, darkest secrets. And I think they think I'll understand. And I generally do understand.

John Waters

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I'm a big baller.

Robin Leach

Big

I always say you have to be willing to get your heart broken.

Ronda Rousey

HeartBrokenYouSayAlwaysGet

I can't swing a dead cat without hitting a reporter.

Russel Honore

SwingDeadWithoutCatReporter

As a parent, you just want to really make sure your kids understand what you are trying to say as much as their maturity level will allow them to.

Mike Daniels

MaturityParentTryingYouSayWant

A new state, if it wants to join the European Union, has to apply to become a member of the European Union like any state.

Jose Manuel Barroso

NewBecomeUnionLikeJoinApply

The last thing I ever want to do is be preachy.

Brad Paisley

WantLastEverThing

If India moves towards 100 percent LED lighting, we will reduce almost 79 million tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. This will also reduce the electricity bills of people.

Piyush Goyal

PeopleElectricityIndiaWillBills

If you walk down the street and see someone in a box, you have a choice. That person is either the other and you're fearful of them, or that person is an extension of your family. And that makes you at home in that world and not fearful. So really it's very self-serving.

Susan Sarandon

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