"I live in a small country in Europe - Finland - and I don't speak English well and I had nothing to do with publishing houses in the West. I lived in complete isolation."

-- Hassan Blasim

#Country Quotes #Publishing House Quotes #Europe Quotes

“As a kid growing up in the back streets of Dublin I used to pretend I was playing in the World Cup with my mates out on the streets, and now I will be doing it for real.”
“Well, I've always been interested in approaching a big city in a train, and I can't exactly describe the sensations, but they're entirely human and perhaps have nothing to do with aesthetics.”
“We never respect those who amuse us, however we may smile at their comic powers”
“With certain projects, there are delays, and with others, things come together very quickly. It can be frustrating but it's not uncommon, and you just have to keep a lot of things juggling and hoping all of these projects will go when all the pieces fall into place. You just have to be ready for whatever catches fire.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“The most popular image of the female despite the exigencies of the clothing trade is all ***** and buttocks, a hallucinating sequence of parabolae and bulges.”
“The biggest risk factor for cancer is aging.”

Source : Source: to.pbs.org
“Elvis Presley is the main founding father of rock music. He was an unheralded genius behind a new music that changed western civilization for all time.”
“Dates are fun, but being a serial dater isn't my thing; I'd rather care about someone and be able to wear sweatpants out to dinner. That's the end goal.”

Source : Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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