"I miss good old-fashioned honorable people just trying to make something of life. Simply, without hurting anyone else. I know that makes me a sap."

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Source : Paula McLain (2012). “The Paris Wife (Random House Reader's Circle Deluxe Reading Group Edition): A Novel”, p.245, Ballantine Books

Paula McLain

#Hurt Quotes #People Quotes #Missing Quotes

“When people ask me about being portrayed onscreen by Leonardo DiCaprio, I always say, 'I love it - no matter how old I get, people are going to think that's what I look like.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Right now, Vee was the only person I could count on. She could be obnoxious,annoying, and lazy, but she never lied to me.”
“I think people are more savvy about cooking, food and dining. I notice they are looking for more value for their money - not in larger portions but more in terms of healthier, fresh, farm-to-table dishes with a nice presentation.”

Source : "Chef Cat Cora Dishes on Healthy Cooking". "Good Morning America" with Diane Henderiks, abcnews.go.com. April 23, 2012.
“It's fun to be creative and innovative and come up with something crazy. So I need people to work with who are not going to be afraid to take it to the left a bit.”
“I thought in this country, the best social program was a job. Yet minimum wage jobs arent paying enough to keep families out of poverty”
“Perhaps art is a quest for the perfect, or even the imperfect. Reality always falls short on both sides.”
“Good manners: The noise you don't make when you're eating soup.”
“Growing up, I was taught a mans word is his bond.”

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