"Nearly everyone could be undone by an old woman's displeasure."

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Source : Victor LaValle (2012). “The Devil in Silver: A Novel”, p.34, Spiegel & Grau

Victor LaValle

#Undone Quotes #Old Woman Quotes #Displeasure Quotes

“If you are only skeptical, then no new ideas make it through to you.”
“I don't like my shoes,' said Rose. 'I'm wearing my shoes and you don't see me complain.' 'You only hear a person complain,' said Rose. 'Not see.' How has Rose lived for seventeen years and no one has killed her, not once?”
“I would encourage people to realize that you don't have to panic if you're not part of a mainstream, or if you find yourself outside the flow. If it doesn't suit you, don't go along with it. Just sit it out and get your stuff done. Don't just sit moaning or getting drunkâ€”I spent some years doing that. But if you can just come up with something of your own, however minor it is, that's going to be easier to live with when you're at the end of your life.”
“I was dyslexic, so math and formulas were not necessarily my strong suit.”
“They wouldn't play my records on American radio because I had spiky hair. They said, 'Punk rock doesn't sell advertising, it won't make any money.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Once or twice a week I would set my alarm for six A.M. so I could get up and plug in Hot Stix...I would study the curls in the mirror, impressed with both the appliance and my newfound ability to use it. Then, without fail, at the last second before leaving for school, I would ask myself, "Am I supposed to brush it out or leave it?" Why could I never remember" That feeling of "I'm pretty sure this next step is wrong, but I'm just gonna do it anyway" is part of the same set of instincts that makes me such a great cook.”
“In the execution of Presidential decisions work to be true to his views, in fact and tone.”
“Because when you love something, you want to do it all the time, even if no one is paying you for it. At least that's how I felt about drawing.”

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