"Life was neither something you defended by hiding nor surrendered calmly on other people's terms, but something you lived bravely, out in the open, and that if you had to lose it, you should lose it on your own terms."

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Source : FaceBook post by Edwidge Danticat from Oct 31, 2013

Edwidge Danticat

#People Quotes #Hiding Quotes #Should Quotes

“The only way to create a foundational document that could stand the test of time was to build in enough flexibility that later generations would be able to adapt it to their own needs and uses.”

Source : "Chicago judge's record rates highly among progressives, colleagues" by Bill Mears, www.cnn.com. May 4, 2010.
“The end of all good music is to affect the soul.”
“The only continent with a growth rate lower than Europe is Antarctica.”

Source : Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“It's your life, live it your way.”

Source : Interview with Rosanna Greenstreet, www.theguardian.com. June 17, 2011.
“Don't mistake thinking for action & don't mistake action for results.”
“Falling in Place was meant to be very much rooted in a place and time, and music was a part of that.”
“Character is incredibly jagged, and incredibly contextualized, even to the point where I still feel uncomfortable thinking about it.”

Source : Source: www.macleans.ca
“Good food and a warm kitchen are what makes a house a home. I always tried to make my home like my mother's, because Mom was magnificent at stretching a buck when it came to decorating and food. Like a true Italian, she valued beautification in every area of her life, and I try to do the same.”

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