"When it seems you have nothing at all to live for, death is not especially frightening."

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Source : Chris Bohjalian (2012). “The Sandcastle Girls: A Novel”, p.101, Vintage

Chris Bohjalian

#Frightening Quotes

“There is only you and your camera. The limitations in your photography are in yourself, for what we see is what we are.”
“Always remember that when a man goes out of the room, he leaves everything in it behind... When a woman goes out she carries everything that happened in the room along with her.”
“Some writers are curiously unmusical. I don't get it. I don't get them. For me, music is essential. I always have music on when I'm doing well. Writing and music are two different mediums, but musical phrases can give you sentences that you didn't think you ever had.”
“All things must change To something new, to something strange.”
“I've often reflected on this in the past weeks as I've been following the presidential campaign: Very often, I thought it would have been great for both of these guys to sit down and be force-fed a couple of dozen episodes of Star Trek.”
“One of the gaps in our international development efforts is the provision of global public goods - that is, goods or conditions we need that no individual or country can secure on their own, such as halting global warming, financial stability and peace and security.”
“When I perform, it's very personal. I'm sharing things I like, inviting the audience into my room.”
“The hurdles have taught me that if you work really, really hard at perfecting the little things in your life, the big picture will come together.”

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