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Rachel Cusk Quotes

To become a mother is to learn a whole language - to relearn it, perhaps, as it was the tongue to which we were born - and hence gain entrance to a forgotten world of comprehension.

Rachel Cusk

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: canadian
Birth: February 8, 1967

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Mother World Language Learn Tongue

If you have children and want to give your future self a present, record their laughter as toddlers. When they're older and away from you, you might find that clip in the middle of the day, and it will transport you as surely as if you had a time machine.

John Dickerson

Future Children Time Day Laughter

Allowing suspects to indefinitely linger in our cells is, in fact, detrimental to our national security goals. If a suspect is proven to be a terrorist, for the sake of the victims and deterring any future attacks, he or she must be brought to justice. America has done this with Timothy McVeigh and hundreds of other terrorists.

John Garamendi

Goals Future Justice America Done

It obviously matters who gets to be president. And it's perfectly valid for us media types to advocate for the candidate we think is more qualified, based on our reporting. But the hype has gotten so out of control, it's become bigger than the presidency itself.

Matt Taibbi

Control Think Media Become Matters

Suddenly, I found I was married to a millionaire.

Anna Benson

Millionaire Found Married Suddenly

'End strength' - the total number of government employees you can have at the end of the year. That's a separate exercise and requires independent energy, independent effort with the Congress to get the ceiling of your government employees raised.

Michael Hayden

Strength Government Effort Energy

Writing in the voice of an American slave felt like I was biting off something very large.

Sue Monk Kidd

Writing Voice American Slave Off

Never forget that the most political thing you can ever do is follow your heart.

RuPaul

Heart Political Never Forget You

Character is expressed through our behavior patterns, or natural responses to things.

Joyce Meyer

Character Behavior Through Patterns

I did a lot of musicals when I first started my career, so I can carry a tune well.

Josh Dallas

Career I Can First Carry Started

When I work in English, I'd say I don't see a big difference in my rapport with my team or the actors. When I work in English or French, the music of the language is different, but beyond that music, in the depths, it's the same.

Denis Villeneuve

Work Music Team Language Say Beyond

If there is a look of human eyes that tells of perpetual loneliness, so there is also the familiar look that is the sign of perpetual crowds.

Alice Meynell

Eyes Loneliness Look Human Sign

We had terrible trouble finding a Buttercup because she had to be so beautiful. We had all kinds of pretty girls come in, but they weren't this staggering thing.

William Goldman

Beautiful Finding Trouble She Pretty