Richard Flanagan Quotes

What is missed when people talk about books is the moment of grace when the reader creates the book, lends it the authority of their life and soul. The books I love are me, have become me.

Richard Flanagan

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LifeLoveMomentSoulPeopleGrace

I thought if I could create a convincing cat I could say and do anything I wanted on the human condition.

Jim Davis

ThoughtCreateSayHumanAnything

Gay teenagers are four times as likely to attempt suicide as straight ones. I wish they knew that there's nothing wrong with them; that they are just a different shade of normal.

Jodi Picoult

WishSuicideGayWrongNothing

If Jesus came back today, and saw what was going on in his name, he'd never stop throwing up.

Max von Sydow

TodayNameBackStopNeverUp

A lot of people use the dictionary to find out how to spell words.

Maxine Kumin

WordsPeopleFindOutDictionary

We strongly believe that individual advocates play an important role in developing a civil society.

Max Baucus

SocietyBelievePlayImportantRole

I think lower wages have made men much less marriageable than they were before. It's not just like your job goes to hell. Your marriage goes to hell. You don't know your children anymore. Your children have a higher chance of being screwed up.

Angus Deaton

MarriageChildrenMenJobChanceUp

I make a movie because it's something that inspires me.

Tony Scott

MeSomethingBecauseMakeMovie

I was one of the key people responsible for building Facebook's News Feed. When we launched it in 2006, users hated it. There were 'I Hate Facebook' groups; random people organized protests. We even hired a security team.

Ruchi Sanghvi

HatePeopleTeamRandomBuilding

Online advertising is increasingly only a fraction of what is being lost from print advertising, and it is under constant pressure.

Rupert Murdoch

AdvertisingPressureLostBeingOnly

Going 33 games unbeaten is no coincidence.

Luka Modric

GamesCoincidenceGoing

Fashion and style are a language - they helps us communicate with each other in a creative way. Style is one of the most important methods of self-expression.

Liu Wen

StyleCreativeFashionLanguageWay

You know, I'm always surprised when I read profiles, and they make me sound so jaded. I am so not jaded.

Jay McInerney

I AmMeYouKnowSoundAlways

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