Believe Quote by Claire Messud

“I still believe on some level that at the end, somebody will say, 'You get an A-minus for your life.' And it's not true. It's not true.”

Claire Messud

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I'd wish for my work to be remembered rather than myself.

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“I don't want to sleep,' my mother said. 'I want -- for God's sake, I want to wake up.”

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“It was supposed to say “Great Artist” on my tombstone, but if I died right now it would say “such a good teacher/daughter/friend” instead; and what I really want to shout, and want in big letters on that grave, too, is FUCK YOU ALL. Don’t all women feel the same? The only difference is how much we know we feel…

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