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“Pieces and parts were always easier to process. The full picture, the entire story, was another thing entirely. But you just never knew. Sometimes, people could surprise you.”
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“Eat and carouse with Bacchus, or munch dry bread with Jesus, but don't sit down without one of the gods.”
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“We die only once, and for such a long time.”
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“I want to be loved. Oh, it's SO CORNY, isn't it?! But I just want to be loved by a bloke that loves ME! I want to feel special, you know. I almost feel guilty for feeling it.”
Source : Rae Earl (2016). “My Mad Fat Diary: A Memoir”, p.9, St. Martin's Griffin
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“Now, guitar was pretty cool. Everybody knew something on the guitar. So I wanted to play guitar, but I told my dad if he wanted me to keep studying something, Id like to study piano.”
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“Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile I caught hell for.”
Source : "Do It : Let's Get Off Our Buts". Book by Peter John Roger McWilliams, 1992.
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“The interesting thing about being a mother is that everyone wants pets, but no one but me cleans the kitty litter.”
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“If we show Allah just a little bit of gratitude, He tells us, 'I will increase you, and increase you, and increase you, I swear to it. If you could only show Me the least bit of gratitude.'”
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“The mistakes that people will make are of much less importance than the mistake that management makes if it tells them exactly what to do.”
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“Amores Perros" and "Once Were Warriors" had a tremendous visceral quality that really influenced me.”
Source : "Meet the 2011 Sundance Filmmakers | “Mad Bastards” Director Brendan Fletcher". www.indiewire.com. January 11, 2011. 
