"Real literature, like travel, is always a surprise." — Alison Lurie

Real literature, like travel, is always a surprise. - Alison Lurie

"Real literature, like travel, is always a surprise."

— Alison Lurie

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11 Quotes by Alison Lurie

Alison Lurie has 11 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

We can lie in the language of dress or try ot tell the truth; but unless we are naked and…
There's a rule, I think. You get what you want in life, but not your second choice too.
The great subversive works of children's literature suggest that there are other views of human life besides those of the…
As one went to Europe to see the living past, so one must visit Southern California to observe the future.
Fashion is free speech, and one of the privileges, if not always one of the pleasures, of a free world
When other people first became aware of the cow, they expressed concern and anxiety. They suggested strategies for getting the…
Grosvenor and Burke suggest that continually, though silently, a school building tells students who they are and how they should…
If nothing will finally survive of life besides what artists report of it, we have no right to report what…
There is a peculiar burning odor in the room, like explosives. the kitchen fills with smoke and the hot, sweet,…
We can lie in the language of dress or try to tell the truth; but unless we are naked and…

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More Inspirational Quotes

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This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth… — Pietro Aretino
Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento

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