"Aurelie Sheehan's absorbing stories have depth miles beneath their compelling surface. They radiate a wisdom, beauty and originality rare in contemporary fiction."

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#Contemporary Fiction Quotes #Depth Quotes #Stories Quotes

“I have a funny process : it’s called procrastination.”
“Don't ever underestimate the capacity of a human being who is determined to do something.”
“A philosopher once asked, "Are we human because we gaze at the stars, or do we gaze at them because we are human?" Pointless, really..."Do the stars gaze back?" Now that's a question.”

Source : "Fictional character: Narrator". "Stardust", m.imdb.com. 2007.
“Vanity, wounded pride, rejection, self-delusion. I could recite a litany of little pinpricks that finally produce a gaping wound. That's how marriages and friendships come apart.”
“The trouble about man is twofold. He cannot learn truths which are too complicated; he forgets truths which are too simple.”

Source : Rebecca West (2011). “The Meaning of Treason”, p.426, Open Road Media
“Nowadays, people in the entertainment industry can have a louder voice than politicians, and I think its important that they use that voice to say something positive or to give a voice to somebody thats had theirs taken away.”
“I don't like the idea of busing children all over the country. It's not safe. And there doesn't seem to be that much of an urgent need for it to be done.”
“I'll sleep when I'm dead.”

Source : Song: I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

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