Hannah Kent Quotes

There are secrets at the heart of every story; there is something that must be uncovered or discovered, both by the reader and by the characters.

Hannah Kent

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HeartStorySecretsSomethingMust

One thing lots of Christians do have in common is that they can't help coming across as smug. This winds lots of people up, particularly because famous Christians pronounce on the life of the poor from their very lovely affluent homes filled with their very lovely families and attractive pets.

Jo Brand

LifePeopleFamousHelpPoorLovely

Always my fallback is - I'm gonna move to a poor town and open a scone shop.

Andrew Rannells

PoorAlwaysOpenMoveTownGonna

The opinions of a convenience sample... may not represent all users.

John Quelch

OpinionsConvenienceMayRepresent

Remember, you must not sleep at the Seder. If you do, Elijah the Prophet will come with a bag on his shoulders. On the two first nights of Passover, Elijah the Prophet goes about looking for those who have fallen asleep at the Seder, and takes them away in his bag.

Sholom Aleichem

SleepLookingBagRememberYouWill

As a black man, you run from the cops. It's different now, but back when I was coming up, you run.

Rodney King

ManBlackYouBackNowRun

Words are really powerful. I don't believe that axiom at all - words can absolutely hurt you. Words can wound. They can do a lot of damage. I think they can do way more damage than sticks and stones. I'll take sticks and stones.

Mary-Louise Parker

WordsBelieveThinkHurtPowerful

When I design and wonder what the point is, I think of someone having a bad time in their life. Maybe they are sad and they wake up and put on something I have made and it makes them feel just a bit better. So, in that sense, fashion is a little help in the life of a person. But only a little.

Miuccia Prada

LifeSadTimeFashionWake UpThink

I didn't know anything about writers. It never occurred to me they were regular people and that I could grow up to become one, even though I loved to make up stories inside my head.

Judy Blume

PeopleMeLovedGrowKnowBecome

I won in a primary, so I understand primary fights.

Donna Edwards

UnderstandPrimaryWonFights

Most of the time you will fail, but you will also occasionally succeed. Those occasional successes make all the hard work and sacrifice worthwhile.

Dean Kamen

WorkHard WorkTimeSacrificeYou

Compared with the employed, the jobless are less likely to vote, volunteer, see friends and talk to family. Even on weekends, the jobless spend more time alone than those with jobs.

Arlie Russell Hochschild

FamilyAloneTimeFriendsVoteTalk

People see themselves as the center of the universe and judge everything as it relates to them.

Peace Pilgrim

PeopleUniverseJudgeEverythingSee

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