"Thing that was very different for me is that an American child's reading is filled with Americans."

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Source : Source: www.bostonglobe.com

Laila Lalami

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“Everything in life, I have come to conclude, is about 15 minutes too long. Except for summer - summer never begins early enough and always ends too soon.”

Source : Peter Gzowski (2001). “A Peter Gzowski Reader”, McClelland & Stewart Ltd
“The mystery of the beginning of all things is insoluble by us; and I for one must be content to remain an agnostic.”
“I never get the girl - I always die. That is the catch with playing bad. I'm actually a very romantic person, and I would like to play in a love story. As long as it doesn't get too sweet. That's not me.”
“I prefer to do absolutely nothing. I love to relax. But, if there's a beach around that's where you'll find me.”

Source : Source: www.browngirlgumbo.com
“I like doing movies that relate to people's experience.”

Source : Interview with Daniel Robert Epstein, suicidegirls.com. September 22, 2003.
“Diamonds are forever.”
“My mother would always say that we had to look very presumida, and I took that to heart. Latinas take a lot of pride in looking their best and that might mean putting a little mascara on.”
“I'm flattered if any movie role and my name are mentioned in the same sentence, because there haven't been a ton of them.”

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