"Literature is the best way to overcome death."

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Ilan Stavans

#Overcoming Quotes #Literature Quotes #Way Quotes

“I cannot live without art: it excites me, it challenges me, and it leads me to the next thing.”
“[Speaking about same-sex marriage] It's about familiarity, and I think the only reason they're uncomfortable with the notion of same-sex marriages is because they haven't come into contact with gay and lesbian couples enough to understand that it's about love and that it is a civil right.”
“It is very possible that I could have ended up on 80 acres of land by myself, and fallen in love at a distance with a gorgeous woman I could never have been with.”
“All of my films I've made have had an element of physicality and action but I really enjoy the drama of it because it's where I feel I'm really doing something.”
“Every artistic expression is either influenced by or adds something to politics.”
“The way you really stop Al-Qaeda is by stopping their funding. It's not by carpet-bombing or land invasions or anything.”
“People think the gold medal is yours and they say you're going to win - but they have no idea how hard it is. People aren't doing it negatively - they're mostly lovely and they really do want you to win - but they don't understand the difficulty and intensity of competition.”
“I'm always active throughout the year.”

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