"He talked and talked because he didn't know what to say."

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Source : Dacia Maraini (1966). “The holiday: a novel”

Dacia Maraini

#Women Quotes #Conversation Quotes #Knows Quotes

“I've been active in animal rights and all kinds of environmental stuff and children's charities over the years.”
“The (atomic) soul is mortal, and the best life is the one with the least pain and the most pleasure.”

Source : Source: www.3ammagazine.com
“I don't know, I don't want to talk as much. (...) It's nicer to think dear, pretty thoughts and keep them in one's heart, like treasures. I don't like to have them laughed at or wondered over.”
“I believe you need scientific proof that something works before you entrust your health to it.”
“The economics of baseball are the big problem. The big clubs make a lot of money and the little clubs don't.”
“In terms of a "career," I never have long-term plans, and certainly don't want to spend several years, say, writing a "long" novel.”

Source : "Go Forth (Vol. 15)". Interview with Brandon Hobson, logger.believermag.com. September 10, 2013.
“When one has seen something of the world and human nature, one must conclude, after all, that between people in like stations of life there is very little difference the world over.”

Source : James Weldon Johnson (2012). “The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man”, p.40, Courier Corporation
“I personally can't think of anything less sacrosanct than a bad book or even a mediocre book.”

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