"It's far less important to me to be liked these days than to be understood."

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Source : Lionel Shriver (2011). “We Need to Talk about Kevin”, p.4, Counterpoint Press

Lionel Shriver

#Important Quotes #These Days Quotes #Understood Quotes

“My skin prickled and I looked back at the ocean. None of us ask for the things we inherit; they are thrust upon us, willy-nilly. Like The Marine, I suddenly understood. Mom and I weren't trespassing. This house was ours. This view was ours. And that seemed as absurd and unreal as the stories Sailor Hat had spun for me on the ferry.”
“The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind.”
“The youngster in me is still alive and kicking. I was infected by music at a very young age, so it's always kept me younger than springtime.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org
“I let my music do the talking. Ain't no TV show gonna help me. Ain't no hit single gon help me sell no records.”

Source : Source: www.vibe.com
“If you sacrifice liberty for security, you will lose both.”
“Once you feel like you can safely quit a melody, you are free to explore more important things.”

Source : "Destroyer" by Matt LeMay, pitchfork.com. June 12, 2006.
“The fight for survival is the fight”
“You have to meet all of the challenges, big and small. Because how you start is how you finish.”

Source : Bernie Mac (2009). “Maybe You Never Cry Again”, p.25, Harper Collins

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