"Memory is never complete. There are always parts of it that time has amputated. Writing is a way of retrieving them, of bringing the missing parts back to it, of making it more holistic."

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Nawal El Saadawi

#Memories Quotes #Writing Quotes #Missing Quotes

“The attacks of September 11 - and subsequent acts of terror from London to Madrid to Fort Hood, Texas - embody the most repulsive of human instincts, the will to power at the price of the lives of others.”
“If you just stop and think, baby, honey, love is a funny thing. Whatever you put in, thats what you expect to gain.”
“My dear friend, Bonnie, is a person who rests and, consequently, earned my ire early in our relationship. Her ability to rest eventually taught me incredibly valuable lessons about the art of taking time-outs. To this day, Bonnie is astutely aware of times when her energy dips too low and resolutely honors her need to rest. To boost her energy, she's been known to sit quietly with a cup of tea, adjourn a workshop we were co-facilitating to take a five-minute breather, or slip out of her own wedding reception to be restored by a few minutes of solitude in the sun.”
“I have never worn dresses by grands couturiers.”

Source : "Valerie Trierweiler Talks Designer Fashion, Being Like Michelle Obama" by Ellie Krupnick, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 10, 2012.
“People return my phone calls now, which is really interesting. I'll tell you what I've learned that's kind of bittersweet. So many doors have opened up. I've met everybody in the business. I'm fortunate people want to work with me.”
“There is not in the wide world a valley so sweet As that vale in whose bosom the bright waters meet.”
“Whatever you do in life, yoga shows you how to do it better.”
“I think my life did go the way it was supposed to go for me.”

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