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“I get to swim in the ocean every single day, which is a very, very important thing to do to stay connected.”
Source : Source: pitchfork.com
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“Language is a machine for making falsehoods.”
Source : Iris Murdoch (1977). “Under the Net”, p.51, Penguin
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“The fading light is us, and we are, for a moment so brief (...) beautiful.”
Source : Gary Shteyngart (2010). “Super Sad True Love Story”, p.174, Granta Books
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“I'm not evil, but some people are freaked out by a living doll.”
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“You have to keep your long hair.”
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“blessing the boats (at saint mary’s) may the tide that is entering even now the lip of our understanding carry you out beyond the face of fear may you kiss the wind then turn from it certain that it will love your back may you open your eyes to water water waving forever and may you in your innocence sail through this to that”
Source : Lucille Clifton (1991). “Quilting: poems, 1987-1990”, BOA Editions Ltd.
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“My first two novels were set in the past, and that freed me up in a lot of ways; it allowed me to find my way into my story and my characters through research.”
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“We ask the education system to expiate the sins of the rest of the society and then condemn it as hopelessly broken when it doesn't prove up to the task.”
Source : Chris Hayes (2012). “Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy”, p.222, Crown
