"I write in English because I was raised in the States and educated in this language."

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Source : "The Exchange: Daniel Alarcón" by Thessaly La Force, www.newyorker.com. May 5, 2009.

Daniel Alarcon

#Writing Quotes #Language Quotes #States Quotes

“The gospel is not a truth among other truths. Rather, it sets a question mark against all truths.”
“The thing is with the media, I have a love-hate relationship with [it]. [Journalists] are only doing their jobs and you can't get your own way all the time.”

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“I get joy, and actually, a high... by putting a quarter in a meter.”
“We now recognize that abuse and neglect may be as frequent in nuclear families as love, protection, and commitment are in nonnuclear families.”
“Gambling is a bad deal for taxpayers”
“Earmarks have become a symbol of a Congress that has broken faith with the people. This earmark ban shows the American people we are listening and we are dead serious about ending business as usual in Washington.”
“Honestly, my goals shift and change, as I move along.”
“I'm dominant every night. I come in every night and get beat up. I never make a face when they try to flagrant or hack-a-Shaq me, because I'm not from this planet. Earthlings don't faze me.”

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