"People are locked up in all sorts of ways."

-- Emma Donoghue

#People Quotes #Way Quotes #Locked Up Quotes

“When you stir up the passion, your faith will allow God to do amazing things. If you want to remain passionate, you cannot let what once was a miracle become ordinary.”
“I used to just think about what my fans wanted all the time. But it just started feeling weird to me. I want to just show everyone who I am and stick to my vision. I have to trust myself.”
“Women have this obsession with shoes.”
“Comedians are therapists. People honestly think we're doing it for ourselves. No. If we wanted to do stand-up for ourselves, we would perform in front of a mirror and never go to a club. We are giving this away. Some people are going through so much in their lives, they want to hear something else that's going on in the world and laugh.”
“It is expensive to give plays subtitles, especially for a short run, so most new dramas rarely cross the transcontinental bridge.”
“Cockfighting has always been my idea of a great sport -- two armed entrÃ©es battling to see who'll be dinner.”
“I take people very seriously. People are all I take seriously, in fact. Therefore, I have nothing but sympathy for how people behave - and nothing but laughter to console them with.”
“You don't have to be a man to fight for freedom. All you have to do is to be an intelligent human being.”

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