"In a novel there's not much autobiography. There are characters in transit. Naturally, I can project something of my experiences onto the characters, but they have their own autonomy, a personality that is often a mystery to me."

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Dacia Maraini

#Character Quotes #Personality Quotes #Mystery Quotes

“My hobbies include maintaining my physical and mental health. It's a full-time job. Yoga definitely helps for both of them. I'm a big fan of relaxing and not having a schedule. That's my best way to keep from going crazy.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written.”
“Wisdom is also a deeper consciousness of ignorance.”
“Hollywood ... the most sensational merry-go-around ever built.”
“Working-class families in the north of England used to hear the 1611 Bible regularly at church and at home ... for us, the language didn't seem too difficult. I especially liked 'the quick and the dead' - you really get a feel for the difference if you live in a house with mice and a mousetrap.”
“I enjoy walking my dog and completing crossword puzzles.”
“The digital revolution has changed the way we do things because you're not under that pressure that film is precious and film is expensive.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“We cannot gamble with anything so sacred as money.”

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