Nadine Gordimer Quotes

The creative act is not pure. History evidences it. Sociology extracts it. The writer loses Eden, writes to be read and comes to realize that he is answerable.

Nadine Gordimer

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We have the new greatest generation. We don't need as large a military due to the technology we have, the equipment we have outfitting our personnel. They really are storm troopers.

Joe Wilson

TechnologyStormGenerationNewNeed

The first amendment makes it clear that we are free to practice religion without government interference. The Constitution also establishes the separation of church and state so that the laws we live by our never guided by religious zeal.

Roxane Gay

LiveReligionGovernmentPractice

I've always loved going to see Broadway shows. I've seen 'em all: Rent, Chorus Line, Cats, West Side Story, Guys & Dolls, Wicked, you name it!

Michael Showalter

CatsStoryNameLovedYouSee

Of course the rich and famous tend to have more going on in their lives than ordinary people, but they aren't always willing to tell the interesting bits.

Michael Korda

PeopleRichFamousInterestingMore

Have I dated a supermodel? Of course not. I'd look ridiculous.

Moby

LookRidiculousCourseSupermodel

I know my husband really loves me because he takes me to have ribs. He says I'm the only girl he ever took out who actually ate anything on her plate, as opposed to pushing it around.

Julia Barr

GirlFoodMeHusbandKnowAnything

Without the faintest possibility of finding a job, I decided to devote myself to literature: it was about time to find out what I was worth as a writer.

Jose Saramago

TimeMyselfJobLiteratureFinding

I got my start in lefty journalism as a labor reporter at 'In These Times', and it's in my blood.

Chris Hayes

StartJournalismLaborBloodGot

I've always thought a hotel ought to offer optional small animals. I mean a cat to sleep on your bed at night, or a dog of some kind to act pleased when you come in. You ever notice how a hotel room feels so lifeless?

Anne Tyler

DogSleepNightSmallThoughtHotel

It is a rare and difficult attainment to grow old gracefully and happily.

Arnold Palmer

GrowOldDifficultRareAttainment

I think so much of adolescence is about finding your tribe, and what kids today have that we did not have is access to the whole world.

Peter Paige

TodayWorldThinkFindingTribe

I love everything soft, cashmere and down. I don't like anything scratchy.

Linda Ronstadt

LoveDownEverythingAnythingSoft

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