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Daniel Mendelsohn

"I find that readers are very interested in how things are translated. I just turned in the first part of this father-son Odyssey, and there is a part when I digress and explain that the name Odysseus is related to the word for pain. Like "-odyne" in the word "anodyne," pain. It's the same, "-odyne" as in Odysseus. He's the man who both suffers endlessly, in trying to get home, but also inflicts a lot of suffering on everyone he visits."

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

Daniel Mendelsohn

#Pain Quotes #Home Quotes #Men Quotes

“When I criticize Joseph Beuys or Francis Bacon, nobody calls those opinions anti-male. Putting female artists or their subject matter off-limits is itself sexist and limiting.”
“I don't think the advertisers have any real idea of their power not only to reflect but to mould society.”
“I like to go to anybody else's birthday, and if I'm invited I'm a good guest. But I never celebrate my birthdays. I really don't care.”
“Being the Queen is not all about singing, and being a diva is not all about singing. It has much to do with your service to people. And your social contributions to your community and your civic contributions as well.”

Source : "On the Phone With Aretha Franklin". Interview with David Malitz, voices.washingtonpost.com. October 22, 2008.
“To be a dog woman is not necessarily to be downtrodden; that has very little to do with it. In these pictures every woman's a dog woman, not downtrodden, but powerful. To be ***** is good. It's physical. Eating, snarling, all activities to do with sensation are positive. To picture a woman as a dog is utterly believable.”
“I think anybody who has a soul would themselves and their needs aside to help other people.”
“What makes you different or weird, that's your strength.”

Source : "Meryl Streep's Advice to Women: Don't Worry So Much About Your Weight" by Natalie Matthews, www.elle.com. April 18, 2014.
“I've not had to ask permission from Geraldine to take the job. I'm one of the few men in this life who are not under the thumb. I'm stronger than that. Did she want me out of the house? Listen, she's wanted me out of the house for the past 27 years and has often asked me not to come back again. But I always show up, and really, she can't do without me, because I'm brilliant.”

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