"For someone like you who's a British citizen this might seem strange. How can you ban a language? It turns out that you can. During the dictatorship it was illegal to speak Catalan. This is an experience that we Catalans have all had to varying extents. Some more tense than others, but it's something we all share."

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Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com

Jaume Cabre

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“When you come to analyze the love of money which was the general impulse to effort in your day, you find that the dread of want and desire of luxury was but one of several motives which the pursuit of money represented; the others, and with many the more influential, being desire of power, of social position, and reputation for ability and success.”

Source : Edward Bellamy (2016). “Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887: American literature”, p.47, VM eBooks
“An epic is the easiest kind of picture to make badly.”
“The only advice ... that one person can give another about reading is to take no advice, to follow your own instincts, to use your own reason, to come to your own conclusions.”
“If I ever get the chance to do a football movie, that would be a dream come true.”
“I don't get to watch a lot of TV. I just do all my news and reading and "Meet the Press," all that fun, exciting stuff.”

Source : "Interview: Graham Elliot previews the return of ‘MasterChef Junior’". Interview with Daniel Fienberg, uproxx.com. November 4, 2014.
“And it's funny how when somebody saves you, the first thing you want to do is save other people. All other people. Everybody. The kid never knew the man's name. But he never forgot that smile. "Hero" isn't the first word, but it's the first word that comes to mind.”
“I learned so many things from Louis C.K., but the most impactful thing was witnessing his work ethic. He works harder than anyone I've ever been around in comedy. And he takes risks and doesn't dwell on what might be perceived as failures.”

Source : Interview with Chris Cobb, logger.believermag.com. September 19, 2014.
“I always treat myself to one meal on Sundays when I can have whatever I want. Usually it's pizza, which is my favorite indulgence.”

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