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Alejo Carpentier Quotes

Even the pallid daughters of Albion forget for a moment their Pre-Raphaelite poses by burying themselves in the sonorous sortilege of the Antilles.

Alejo Carpentier

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: cuban
Birth: December 26, 1904 - April 24, 1980

Topics

Moment Forget Even Daughters Poses

We must send the message that if you use illegal drugs, you will pay the ultimate price by not playing an entire season. And if you get caught again, you will be banished for life.

Life You Price Will Pay Playing

I have a buddy of mine who's a musician, and I play guitar and sing quite a bit with him.

Guitar Play Him Mine Sing Buddy

As caretakers, we feel drained when caring for another, and in order to take care of someone else, we need to take care of ourselves at the same time.

Time Caring Care Take Care Someone

My first 'Daily Show' piece was pretending I had this terrible immigrant journey, so I went to talk to an immigration lawyer who would help out people, and I ran into him in Penn Station about three months after I'd gotten the green card. I said, 'I got my green card yesterday.' And he hugged me because he understood that level of relief.

Daily Journey People Me Green Help

Nothing good happens without a penalty.

Good Nothing Without Happens Penalty

The task of a judge is not to make the law - it is to apply the law.

Sonia Sotomayor

Law Judge Task Make Apply

I refuse to totally grow up. I've always been someone who says and does things that push politically correct boundaries.

Robbie Williams

Grow Push Someone Grow Up Boundaries

'The Iliad' is about a war 1,200 years ago that solved nothing and achieved nothing. Most of our wars achieve very little. But whatever agenda I have gets buried in a work this great. If you're being honest, you realize that, as an artist, you're not a policy maker.

Work Great War You Artist Achieve

In Korean films there is only really a strong tradition of melodramas.

Strong Tradition Only Korean Really

Some people seem to fade away but then when they are truly gone, it's like they didn't fade away at all.

People Fade Some People Seem Gone

I set out to write an anti-parenting parenting book.

Parenting Book Write Out Set

We were copying lots of bands, like Avett Brothers and Old Crow Medicine Show.

Winston Marshall

Medicine Old Show Like Brothers

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