"There is nothing more seductive â€” and dangerous â€” than being listened to."

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Source : Donald Antrim (2011). “The Verificationist: A Novel”, p.49, Macmillan

Donald Antrim

#Seductive Quotes #Dangerous Quotes

“I've never danced professionally as a ballet dancer, but all of my training is ballet, and I am a Fosse dancer.”
“One of the criteria by which we measure the worth of public figures is whether or not their brand of bull is in step with the current Zeitgeist.”
“It is fair to write about the change in your magazines. But what I want to see is the change on your covers ... When the covers change, that's when culture changes.”
“Dating is a place to practice how to relate to other people.”
“Love your neighbor as yourself; but don't take down the fence.”
“Love is not primarily a relationship to a specific person; it is an attitude, an ordination of character which determines the relatedness of the person to the whole world as a whole, not toward one object of love”
“Being a woman in a male-dominated industry, you are so afraid of people thinking you are weak.”
“Started out, Funny, sexy, zaftig Margaret Cho... What is zaftig? Isn't that German for big fat pig? I guess I was lucky- zaftig is kind of a nice word. It could have been, Funny, sexy, OBESE Margaret Cho.”

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