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Elif Batuman Quotes

I grew up thinking that it was immoral to idealize the past because, in the past, there was slavery and no penicillin.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: 1977

Topics

Past Slavery Thinking Up In The Past

There is no excuse for violence. There is never a justification for anyone to impose themselves on someone else. And it will always be incorrect when it comes to a man and a woman, regardless of what might have happened. You need to be man enough to take the blow. That is always the best way. Do not put your hands on a woman.

Best Woman Man Someone Enough Hands

There are certain wicked people in the world that you can't deal with except by force.

People World You Wicked Force Deal

I guess I was one of the popular kids. I played soccer, I was class president - I even dated the homecoming queen.

Matthew Morrison

Queen Soccer Class President Kids

I guess that compared to other comic strips, I'm edgy. But put me along something like 'South Park,' and I'm 'Captain Kangaroo.'

Me Captain Edgy Park Kangaroo Along

At first, when 'Boxer' came out, people were a little let down, and we worried that it might be the end for us. But then it began to grow on people. 'Boxer' bought us our creative freedom.

Freedom Creative People End Grow

I do not have any strong desire to remain in government. When my task is done, I shall be happy to leave and enhance my love life with my husband.

Miriam Defensor-Santiago

Life Love Government Happy Be Happy

If you can start and finish a book, then you're already a million miles ahead of all those people who talk about wanting to write a book.

People Start Book You Ahead Talk

I want you to begin keeping a calendar of who you see and when: the first day each year you see buttercups, the first day frogs start singing, the last day you see robins in the fall, the first day for grasshoppers. In short, I want you to pay attention.

Day Singing Start Short Year You

I'm just a lucky slob from Ohio who happened to be in the right place at the right time.

Time Place Right Time Lucky Right

People lose people, we lose things in our life as we're constantly growing and changing. That's what life is is change, and a lot of that is loss. It's what you gain from that loss that makes life.

Life Change People Loss You Lose

Hey, over here! Have your picture taken with a reclusive author! Today only, we'll throw in a free autograph! But wait, there's more!

Today Wait Free Picture More Over

I've learnt new scales through playing different types of music, like Indian raga scales, gipsy scales and harmonically-based jazz scales.

Music New Jazz Through Playing Like

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