Patricia Duncker famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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You can say anything, anything, if it is beautifully said.
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You write your first novel with the desperation of the damned. You're afraid that you'll never write anything else, ever again.
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Freedom: both so priceless and so expensive.
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The love between a writer and a reader is never celebrated.
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Love is not feeling, child, nor even the passion of lovers, which always seeks only its own gratification. It is the act of caring, of giving, the act of protecting the weak, the helpless, the imprisoned and the desperate. Love is the hand raised in defence. You cannot love and keep your hands clean.
-- Patricia Duncker
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Don't say anything. Just act cool," I whispered. Mavkel started to shiver. "Like this?" it asked. "No, I mean act calm." Mavkel stopped shivering.
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I do not say anything from jealousy.
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I don't go to that many Broadway shows, so I can't really say anything.
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But on those occasions when I do strongly disagree with the Democrats and I don't say anything, I think I forfeit my right to have people pay attention to me when I say the things that I don't like about what Republicans are saying.
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Hallo, Rabbit,†he said, “is that you?†"Let’s pretend it isn’t,†said Rabbit, “and see what happens.
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Supposing a tree fell down, Pooh, when we were underneath it?' 'Supposing it didn't,' said Pooh after careful thought. Piglet was comforted by this.
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I've always said I'm the worst representative of Muslim-Americans that's ever existed, because I've been inside more bars than mosques.
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The problem with a politician’s quote on Facebook is you don’t know whether or not they really said it.
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What part of Canada are you from, honey?" "THE LEFT PART," said Jay.
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As you yourself have said, what other explanation can there be?' Poirot stared straight ahead of him. 'That is what I ask myself,' he said. 'That is what I never cease to ask myself.
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