"When you write a book, you want to have fidelity to the character. Characters and their emotions guide the structure of the novel."

-- David Bezmozgis

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“Many women I know think the ideal of happiness is to be in love with a great man, or to be the wife of a great public success; to share his triumph! They forget you share the man as well!”

Source : Ada Leverson (2012). “Tenterhooks”, p.130, tredition
“When I was little I thought, isn't it nice that everybody celebrates on my birthday? Because it's July 4th.”
“Education reform has as its main purpose to make sure that the education delivered is of quality.”
“After World War II great strides were made in modern Japanese architecture, not only in advanced technology, allowing earthquake resistant tall buildings, but expressing and infusing characteristics of traditional Japanese architecture in modern buildings.”
“I want to win championship. That's the think I enjoy most.”
“Any time women come together with a collective intention, it's a powerful thing. Whether it's sitting down making a quilt, in a kitchen preparing a meal, in a club reading the same book, or around the table playing cards, or planning a birthday party, when women come together with a collective intention, magic happens.”

Source : "The Power and Solidarity of Women". www.huffingtonpost.com. March 09, 2016.
“The important thing is not the object of love, but the emotion itself.”
“I'm a big Johnny Cash girl. And I love singers like Laura Marling and Joanna Newsom.”

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