"I had thought loving two people so much would straighten it."

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Source : Jenny Offill (2014). “Dept. of Speculation”, p.34, Vintage

Jenny Offill

#Two Quotes #People Quotes

“There is at least this to be said for mind, that it can dispel mind.”
“The credulous ... advance the authority of hearsay in place of reasons for possible success or facts that can be demonstrated.”
“The media companies control whether a candidate gets "coverage" - which itself is tied to the knowledge of how much he or she has raised. The networks then know how much money the candidate is likely to spend on commercial airtime buys - so, this is a reinforcing system of legal corruption and quid pro quo news coverage.”
“Elvis [Presley] had a stepstool, if you will, to success because he came from the dominant culture. They identified with him. Michael Jackson had to come further and go deeper into the pit of possibility of American democracy and of cultural expression.”
“That's important when you are running an organization so that the people who work with you know what you believe in and know those beliefs won't change.”
“As a wedding gift, Ray J gave Kim Kardashian his profits from their sex tape. It's 'Something Old' as well as 'Something Blew.'”
“Listen, O drop, give yourself up without regret, and in exchange gain the Ocean.”
“In the time of my parents, before World War One, most people who came to New Zealand from Europe were the more enterprising people; the people who were stronger mentally. It takes a certain amount of imagination to make a life on the other side of the world, the same imagination it takes to climb the tallest mountain.”

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