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Me Quotes by J M Coetzee
- To me, a philosopher who says that the distinction between human and nonhuman depends on whether you have a white or a black skin, and…
- That has always seemed to me one of the stranger aspects of literary fame: you prove your competence as a writer and an inventor of…
- It seemed to me that all things were possible on the island, all tyrannies and cruelties, though in small; and if, in despite of what…
- Let me say it openly: we are surrounded by an enterprise of degradation, cruelty, and killing which rivals anything the Third Reich was capable of,…
- My response, a dubious and hesitant one, is that it has been and may continue to be, in the time that is left to me,…
- His mouth opens. From inside him comes a slow stream, without breath, without interruption. It flows up through his body and out upon me; it…
- No, Paul, I couldn't care less if you tell me made-up stories. Our lies reveal as much about us as our truths.' (Said to Paul…
- But it is the knowledge of how contingent my unease is, how dependent on a baby that wails beneath my window one day and does…
- It’s admirable, what you do, what she does, but to me animal-welfare people are a bit like Christians of a certain kind. Everyone is so…
- Yet what happened in fact? In the middle of the night John woke up and saw me sleeping beside him with no doubt a look…
- Once I lived in time as a fish in water, breathing it, drinking it, sustained by it. Now I kill time and time kills me.
More Me Quotes
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — 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
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento
- Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today. — Alexis Arguello
- I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately end up… — J. J. Abrams
- I'm literally open to any medium that will have me. — J. J. Abrams
- From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me. — Ludovico Ariosto
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. — Aristotle
- Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth. — Aristotle
- A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more… — Frank Abagnale