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Inspirational Quotes by Curtis Sittenfeld
- I do think I was trying to entertain the reader more than I was trying to purge myself.
- Personally, I have never wished I were a male novelist.
- There are so many people who are so much better qualified to write about politics than I am.
- You know, the point of a novel - or to me, the point of a novel, the gift of a novel is to go really…
- I always worried someone would notice me, and then when no one did, I felt lonely.
- There are people we treat wrong and later, we're prepared to treat other people right.
- Foolish names and foolish faces often appear in public places.
- To remain alone did not seem to me a terrible fate, no worse than being falsely joined to another person.
- Anyone who's really interested in anything spends time alone.
- What greater happiness is there than the privilege of being bored together?
- But I never thought of who he wasn't, I never had to explain or defend him to myself, I didn't even care what we talked…
More Inspirational Quotes
- 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 be enough… — 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 than adore… — 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