Naomi Alderman quotes
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“When we learn to TOLERATE boredom, we find out who we really are.”
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“What is freedom, in the end, but that no one cares any longer to try to restrain us?”
-- Naomi AldermanSource : Naomi Alderman (2012). “The Liars' Gospel”, p.123, Penguin UK
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“Our body is there right now. You did not have to earn a thing. It is a gift. You are a hero every time you step out of your front door to do some exercise.”
-- Naomi Alderman
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“Boredom or being sick of what you've done before is a big part of being in a band.”
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“You need to let the little things that would ordinarily bore you suddenly thrill you.”
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“A leaky faucet, a barking dog-those are things you tolerate.”
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“The one thing ... maybe no family could tolerate was things coming out into the open.”
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