"To cure jealousy is to see it for what it is, a dissatisfaction with self."

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Source : FaceBook post by Joan Didion from Jul 17, 2011

Joan Didion

#Self Quotes #Cures Quotes #Dissatisfaction Quotes

“What Chinese parents understand is that nothing is fun until you're good at it. pg 29”
“I shall not mingle conjectures with certainties.”
“It is still my dream to own a little flower shop.”

Source : "Kirsty Gallacher: my Saturday job" by Mark King, www.theguardian.com. March 2, 2012.
“Fellow citizens, why do you burn and scrape every stone to gather wealth and take so little care of your children to whom you must one day relinquish all?”
“NBC anchor Brian Williams is a standup comic in disguise.”
“The only thing I can say that is not bullshit is that you do have to learn to write in a way that you would learn to play the violin. Everybody seems to think that you should be able to turn on the faucet one day and out will come the novel. I think for most people it's just practice, practice, practice, that sense of just learning your instrument until - when you have an idea on the violin, you don't have to translate it into violin-speak anymore - the language is your own. It's not something you can think your way into, or outsmart. you've just got to do it.”
“I've always thought of acting as a tool to change society. I watch a lot of actors and I see panic in their eyes because they don't know why they act and I know why I act. Whether I'm a good or a bad actor, I know why I do it.”

Source : "Q&A: Edward Norton comes to grips with De Niro and The Boss". Interview with Peter Howell, www.thestar.com. September 9, 2010.
“If truth is beauty, how come no one has their hair done in the library?”

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