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Elif Batuman Quotes

There's definitely a culture of Russian literature in Turkey. And in the U.S. too, to an extent - especially Dostoevsky.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: 1977

Topics

Culture Literature Turkey Too Extent

People take issue with individual aspects of Wikipedia all the time. But it's kind of hard to hate the general idea of a free encyclopedia. It's like hating kittens.

Time Hate People Free Kind Hard

If I'm the people's poet, then I ought to be in people's hands - and, I hope, in their heart.

Hope Heart People Hands Poet Ought

I remember living in a pretty small neighborhood where you could play in the streets and run around like crazy. My friends and I would ride our bikes around, but instead of just riding our bikes, we were solving crimes and going out in the woods to see what lay out there.

Maulik Pancholy

Ride Crazy Small Woods Remember You

The nice thing with the Arabs is that with age comes respect.

Maurice Flanagan

Age Respect Nice Arabs Thing

I like character-driven stuff that shows humanity and something that can make people think.

Jean-Marc Vallee

People Think Humanity Something Like

The people at MTV are encouraged to be very confrontational and declarative about their tastes.

People MTV Very About Tastes

I wish I could do a lot of things different. I'm not going to tell you what they are, but if I had a list of all my films right now, I'd go, 'Okay, I'll cross that one out and cross that one out and cross that one out and cross that one out.' Really. But I've made over 40 films. How can I not have some losers in there?

Wish You Go Now Okay Right

I try not to worry about what that's going to look like. If you worry about looking stupid, that's when you look really stupid.

Stupid Looking Worry You Look Try

I used to be a video game freak, but I've kind of like eased back.

Game Back Kind Freak Used Like

I love Europe even though I'm based in the U.S.

Chiara Ferragni

Love Europe Even Though Based

Somebody told me once I wasn't Latin enough, and that made me laugh.

Me Laugh Enough Somebody Made Once

It's my job to motivate the audience to believe. I have to get them to suspend their judgment in favor of involvement.

Job Believe Motivate Judgment Get

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