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You Quotes by Anita Brookner
- Writing novels preserves you in a state of innocence - a lot passes you by - simply because your attention is otherwise diverted.
- In real life, it is the hare who wins. Every time. Look around you. And in any case it is my contention that Aesop was…
- You never know what you will learn till you start writing. Then you discover truths you never knew existed.
- You have no idea how promising the world begins to look once you have decided to have it all for yourself. And how much healthier…
- All good fortune is a gift of the gods, and you don't win the favor of the ancient gods by being good, but by being…
- You can never betray the people who are dead, so you go on being a public Jew; the dead can't answer slurs, but I'm here.…
- There are moments when you feel free, moments when you have energy, moments when you have hope, but you can't rely on any of these…
- In real life, of course, it is the hare that wins. Every time. Look around you.
More You Quotes
- Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You… — 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
- If you want to annoy your neighbors, tell the truth about them. — 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
- In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento
- I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you… — Alexis Arguello
- I believe more in precision, when you have the capability, like when you see a mosquito fly and you're able to hit… — Alexis Arguello
- I'd take precision any day over power; as far as being tactical you know you have to see what's going on in… — Alexis Arguello
- Haiti, Haiti, the further I am from you, the less I breathe. Haiti, I love you, and I will love you always.… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress and to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide