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/ page 1109 of 1205 /My mother had no end of tragedy in her life. She would make herself get up and take a deep breath and go out and do laundry. Hang up sheets.
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Besides me wanting to be an artist, I wanted to be a movie star.
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Usually when I go to a place for the first time, unless there's something historical or spectacular that nature has to offer, the first thing I like to do is see what's on the minds of the people.
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As I grew up, one of my strongest allies has been my sister.
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Those who have suffered understand suffering and therefore extend their hand.
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I personally am not interested in people trying to pigeonhole me.
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When I was young, all I wanted was to write books and be an artist.
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What I really like is an intelligent review. It doesn't have to be positive. A review that has some kind of insight, and sometimes people say something that's startling or is so poignant.
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A lot of my audience are in their 50s. But they want me to pretend to continue to be pretending.
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The issue of gender was never my biggest concern; my biggest concern was doing good work. When the feminist movement really got going, I wasn't an active part of it because I was more concerned with my own mental pursuits.
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I would rather write or record something great and have it overlooked than do mediocre work and have it be popular.
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I have a daughter who's 11 years old. Maybe she'll grow up independent and really really heavy and become a movie star and she'll play me in my life story.
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I am not really certain how original my contribution to music is as I am obviously an amateur.
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Artists are traditionally resistant to labels.
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My father was a dreamy fellow - he read Plato and Socrates and watched Phillies games.
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Since childhood, it was my dream to go where all the poets and artists had been. Rimbaud, Artaud, Brancusi, Camus, Picasso, Bresson, Goddard, Jeanne Moreau, Juliette Greco, everybody - Paris for me was a Mecca.
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Do not try to push your way through to the front ranks of your profession; do not run after distinctions and rewards; but do your utmost to find an entry into the world of beauty.
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Science is his forte, and omniscience his foible.
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What would life be without arithmetic, but a scene of horrors?
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What you don't know would make a great book.
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