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Inspirational Quotes by Paula Fox
- A lie hides the truth. A story tries to find it.
- Families hold each other in an iron grip of definition. One must break the grip, somehow.
- I was the goldfish that leapt out of the bowl.
- I don't like to listen to music while I'm working.
- I like to cook; it is, for me, a happy combination of mindlessness and purpose.
- Literature is the province of imagination, and stories, in whatever guise, are meditations on life.
- A good novel begins with a small question and ends with a bigger one.
- You'll see some bad things, but if you didn't see them, they'd still be happening.
- The minute you become conscious that you are doing good, that's the minute you have to stop because from then on it's wrong.
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