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Elfriede Jelinek Quotes

I'm not one of those women writers who are obsessed by their ego, possibly because I don't have one.

Elfriede Jelinek

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: playwright
Nationality: american
Birth: October 20, 1946

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Women Ego Because Who Those Writers

A lot of people in my life are getting sick or potentially going to get sick from tobacco.

Life People Sick My Life Going Get

In a world lit by data, street corners are painted with contextual information, automobiles can navigate autonomously, thermostats respond to patterns of activity, and retail outlets change as rapidly (and individually) as search results from Google.

Change World Search Data Information

I would not apply the strategy of Calderon. I would look at the causes. Violence in Mexico has its origins in the lack of development and corruption.

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador

Corruption Strategy Violence Look

As a solo artist, it's so easy to be lumped into a singer / songwriter genre and writing sleepy, sad songs that are very emotionally rich that mean a lot to you, and people just get kind of tired.

Sad Tired People Writing Rich You

Shelley Jackson's 'Half Life' is the textual equivalent of an installation, a multivocal, polymorphous, dialogic, dystopian satire wrapped around a murder mystery wrapped around a bildungsroman.

Stacey D'Erasmo

Life Mystery Satire Half Wrapped

It's become uncool to play other people's songs, and that's absurd. It has got to change. It's the reason why everything's so mediocre.

Steven Van Zandt

Change People Play Why Become Got

In 1972, there was still a New York City law prohibiting women there from 'furnishing refreshments to the audience or spectators at any place of public amusement.' That's right: Until the law was repealed in 1977, it was technically illegal for women to work as popcorn vendors in Madison Square Garden.

Work Women New York City Law Garden

On this narrow planet, we have only the choice between two unknown worlds. One of them tempts us - ah! what a dream, to live in that! - the other stifles us at the first breath.

Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

Live Dream Choice Unknown First Two

As a former prosecutor, sometimes people refer to me as 'Attila the Hun.' I understand how people can get a reputation sometimes.

People Me Reputation Sometimes Get

I did study with Anne Carson briefly in Michigan. She taught there, and that's where I first encountered her, in her class.

Class She First Study Her Where

I do own a unicycle, which I use for workout purposes as opposed to doing tricks.

Doing Own Workout Use Which Tricks

I have a wonderful shelter, which is my family. I have a wonderful relationship with my brother and sister; this makes me feel that I know always where I belong.

Family Relationship Brother Sister

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