"in New York there's such diversity that there's no one central identity; everyone is marginal."

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Vivian Gornick

#New York Quotes #Diversity Quotes #Identity Quotes

“I see for Nature no defeat In one tree's overthrow Or for myself in my retreat For yet another blow.”
“There's more movies now than ever, and competition for the entertainment dollar. These movies aren't recouping the way they used to. These little producers used to make something for a million, and get on a roll. One would finance the next. They crap out eventually, but then they go start a new company. But these guys just aren't getting to first base.”

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“For example, in Malay, there are pronunciations that are similar to Chinese.”
“Those from whom nature has withheld taste invented trousers.”
“Injury taught me I need to learn how to face challenges.”
“I discover vision, not as a 'thinking about seeing,' to use Descartes expression, but as a gaze at grips with a visible world, and that is why for me there can be another's gaze.”
“I was born to hit a baseball. I can hit a baseball.”
“When you lose someone you love, you die too, and you wait around for your body to catch up.”

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