Yoko Ogawa quotes
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“Solving a problem for which you know there’s an answer is like climbing a mountain with a guide, along a trail someone else has laid. In mathematics, the truth is somewhere out there in a place no one knows, beyond all the beaten paths. And it’s not always at the top of the mountain. It might be in a crack on the smoothest cliff or somewhere deep in the valley.”
-- Yoko OgawaSource : Yoko Ogawa (2009). “The Housekeeper and the Professor: A Novel”, p.34, Picador
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“Still, being alone doesn't mean you have to be miserable. In that sense it's different from losing something. You've still got yourself, even if you lose everything else. You've got to have faith in yourself and not get down just because you're on your own.”
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“Eternal truths are ultimately invisible, and you won't find them in material things or natural phenomena, or even in human emotions.”
-- Yoko OgawaSource : Yoko Ogawa (2009). “The Housekeeper and the Professor: A Novel”, p.116, Picador
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“Why was everyone dying? They had all been so alive just yesterday.”
-- Yoko OgawaSource : Yoko Ogawa (2013). “Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales”, p.78, Picador
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“The truly correct proof is one that strikes a harmonious balance between strength and flexibility. There are plenty of proofs that are technically correct but are messy and inelegant or counterintuitive. But it's not something you can put into words - explaining why a formula is beautiful is like trying to explain why the stars are beautiful.”
-- Yoko OgawaSource : Yoko Ogawa (2009). “The Housekeeper and the Professor: A Novel”, p.16, Picador
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Source : "Alain Robert: 'French Spiderman' on his death-defying stunts". Interview with Stefanie Blendis, Rosie Tomkins, Teo Kermeliotis, www.cnn.com. April 21, 2010.
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“Whoever has not ascended mountains knows little of the beauties of Nature.”
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Source : "Alex Turner" by Ryan Dombal, pitchfork.com. May 10, 2012.
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“I get a lot of cracks about my hair, mostly from men who don't have any.”
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“As corny as it may sound, my true goal was to crack the Americana market.”
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“I crack jokes and play games and that's really more my nature than being cold.”
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