"Sometimes one word can recall a whole span of life."

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Source : Edna O'Brien (1978). “Seven novels and other short stories”, HarperCollins

Edna O'Brien

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“It was the custom when men received nominations to come to me for contributions, and I made them and considered them good paying investments for the company. In a Republican district I was a strong Republican; in a Democratic district I was Democratic, and in doubtful districts I was doubtful. In politics I was an Erie Railroad man all the time.”
“In order to make a movie it isn't enough to have a script, it isn't enough to have a director, it isn't enough to have a male actor and a female actor, it isn't enough to have financing. You have to have them all at the same instant.”
“Whoever acts with respect will get respect.”
“And not to mean that I think I'm some special person, but I think we're all here for a very specific reason and once you figure out what that is then you're on the right track and we're all on the ride together.”
“I have zero tolerance for people who don't come completely prepared. I expect contribution, I expect attendance, and I expect directors to take trips and visit the company's programs.”
“You play ensemble things that you had no idea you were going to play two minutes before.”
“Meanwhile, Cynthia and I are busy fixing up a real old house that we just bought in Hollywood. With two children now, we just couldn't live in our small rented home any longer.”
“Votes in federal elections are cast and counted in a highly decentralized and variable fashion, with no uniform ballots and few national standards.”

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