"I tried to depict the human face of this history, I wanted to write a book that people would actually want to read."

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Imre KertÃ©sz

#Book Quotes #Writing Quotes #People Quotes

“Four grabs a bar with each hand and pulls himself up, easy, like he's sitting up in bed. But he is not comfortable or natural here--- every muscle in his arm stands out. it is a stupid thing for me to think when I am one hundred feet off the ground.”
“...living more sustainably means living happier, more balanced and potentially more fulfilled lives than most of us 'choose' to live today, whatever Jeremy Clarkson may have to say about that!”
“Money is one of the greatest instruments of freedom ever invented by man. It is money which in existing society opens an astounding range of choice to the poor man, a range greater than that which not many generations ago was open to the wealthy”
“Everybody ages. Everybody dies. There is no turning back the clock. So the question in life becomes: What are you going to do while you're here”
“To me, education is the way out of poverty. And it is the only way.”

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“I don't ever write with a particular audience in mind. I just write books that please me.”
“Friendship is given us by nature, not to favor vice, but to aid virtue.”
“After I got to Hollywood, I resented that I didn't get a crack at more dramatic roles because I photographed so beautifully.”

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