"I want to know everything about you, so I tell you everything about myself."

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Source : Amy Hempel (2006). “The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel”, p.261, Simon and Schuster

Amy Hempel

“My mother told me I was begging her to be an actor when I was four. My father and my grandfather saw at least one or two movies a week; they were film buffs, so I guess it just rubbed off on me.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“God made the world, My Lord, and looked at it, and saw that it was good. Yes. But what if the world had looked back at him, to see whether he was good or not?”
“I went to Catholic school in and out. I'm what you call a recovering Catholic. I have many major issues with the church.”
“At some point, the pride has to be a part of the whole day-to-day oeuvre. It's part of who you are and doesn't need to be discussed anymore.”
“The one thing I am most proud of myself is that I know how to keep my cool and not be intimidated - anyone can be beat.”
“Mediocre men work at their best; men seeking excellence strive to do better.”
“Do not be 'against' anything. Being 'against' weakens you. Be 'for' what you want. Being 'for' empowers you.”
“When I talk to teachers they tell me the things they'd most like from any government are a reduction in bureaucracy, support to help ensure good discipline and a reformed Ofsted.”

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