"A lot of people get so hung up on what they can't have that they don't think for a second about whether they really want it."

-- Lionel Shriver

#Jealousy Quotes #Thinking Quotes #People Quotes

“In a career playing heroes, I learned a little about the real thing. A hero stands up-for himself, for herself, but most importantly for others.”
“I've heard of translators collaborating closely with their authors, sometimes even living with them for a while, but that's not me.”

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“How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.”
“The difference between art and craft lies not in the tools you hold in your hands, but in the mental set that guides them. For the artisan, craft is an end in itself. For you, the artist, craft is the vehicle for expressing your vision. Craft is the visible edge of art.”
“If I hadn't left Texas, I might not have met the director Terrence Malick, and I wouldn't have met my husband and I wouldn't have had the children that I've had. Life is interesting like that.”
“The closer a person is to God, the closer he is to people.”
“Why would anyone expect him to come out smarter? He went to prison for three years, not Princeton.”
“I lost my dad. He lost his tomorrows and I lost all the tomorrows with him. You could say that now, I appreciate them when they come. Now, I want to make them the best they can possibly be.”

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