"Publication in 'The New Yorker' meant everything, and it's no exaggeration to say that it changed my life."

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

Daniel Alarcon

#Changed Quotes #Exaggeration Quotes #Changed My Life Quotes

“I stabbed you. With a massive sword. You caught on fire." His lips twitched, almost imperceptibly. "Okay, so maybe our problems aren't like other couples.”
“You know, a heart can be broken, but it keeps on beating, just the same.”

Source : Fannie Flagg (2013). “Fried Green Tomatoes, Can't Wait to Get to Heaven, and I Still Dream About You: Three Bestselling Novels”, p.54, Random House
“I think this is what hooks one to gardening: it is the closest one can come to being present at creation.”
“I'd like to see 'Top Chef: Amateur'. Sometimes we have an amateur chef on the show and they just can't cut it against the pros but there are some great stories there.”
“What I try to encourage individuals to do is don't sweat the small stuff, sweat the big stuff.”

Source : Source: www.motherjones.com
“I knew that the Hague Convention prohibited the use of poison in war. I didn't know the details of the terms of the Convention, but I did know of that prohibition.”

Source : Otto Hahn (1970). “My life: the autobiography of a scientist”, MacDonald
“A strong sense of humor, a really awesome personality, and maturity is also really important in a boyfriend. I tend to only be attracted to older guys for that reason. I just love guys who have a really strong sense of who they are.”

Source : "Five Questions with Victorious star Elizabeth Gillies". Interview with Lauren Brown, www.seventeen.com. April 21, 2010.
“We should go into His presence as a child goes to his father. We do it with reverence and godly fear, of course, but we should go with a childlike confidence and simplicity.”

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