"There is no future without a past, because what is to be cannot be imagined except as a form of repetition."

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Source : Siri Hustvedt (2011). “The Summer Without Men: A Novel”, p.94, Macmillan

Siri Hustvedt

#Past Quotes #Reflection Quotes #Form Quotes

“I think computers are the ultimate writing tool. I'm a very slow writer, so I appreciate it every day.”
“My mother, she's the one who's gifted with language. She can speak Japanese, of course, Tagalog, which is a Filipino dialect, Spanish as well as English. And I speak a little bit Japanese because I've had the opportunity to work alongside Japanese people. And a little bit of German, a little bit of Portuguese because of work. A little bit of French because of work. But then, if you asked me to carry-on an everyday conversation, I would fail miserably.”
“'Christian' used to be a throwaway word. People didn't used to use it much. People didn't start self-labeling or getting labeled Christian until the last part of the 20th century. Before that, you might identify as a Baptist, or a Southern Baptist or a Methodist. But there wasn't one identifier that put you in a fold with all the other believers.”
“There's going to be good plays that happen and bad plays that happen, but at the end of the day, when you have the chance to hit a big play, you have to hit it.”

Source : Press Conference, www.bengals.com. July 25, 2013.
“Clearly, children's charities struggle to find private sources of money to sustain their benevolent programs.”
“Any action a woman engages in from a spirit of joy, and within a similarly safe and joyous environment, falls within the city-walls of feminism. A girl has a right to dance how she wants, when her favourite record comes on.”

Source : Caitlin Moran (2011). “How To Be a Woman”, p.174, Random House
“Imperialism leaves behind germs of rot which we must clinically detect and remove from our land but from our minds as well.”
“It’s hard to forget, but forgiveness is something you do for yourself.”

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