"You journalists bulldoze life's mysteries, ignorant of what you're so ruthlessly turning up."

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Marisha Pessl

#Ignorant Quotes #Mystery Quotes #Journalist Quotes

“A McQueen woman always has to feel powerful. She's never a girly girl, she's always a woman.”

Source : "While You Were Sleeping: Nicki Minaj for OPI, Sarah Burton on McQueen, Plus More!" by Kerry Pieri, www.harpersbazaar.com. October 27, 2011.
“You know, back in the 1950s and '60s, when J. Edgar Hoover was making the FBI the respected organization it used to be, oftentimes they would find a fugitive and basically have his house surrounded, and then put out a press release saying he was on the top 10 most wanted list. And 10 minutes later, he'd be arrested.”

Source : "The Last Word" with Lawrence O'Donnell, www.nbcnews.com. June 23, 2011.
“If an artist tells you "this is an oak tree," then it better be an oak tree. It's how you proclaim things; if you say "the silence is the music," then it's the music.”

Source : "The Audience is Present". Interview with Haley Weiss, www.interviewmagazine.com. December 9, 2015.
“Whenever I was asked what I wanted my first impulse was to answer "Nothing." The thought went through my mind that it didn't make any difference, that nothing was going to make me happy.”

Source : Osamu Dazai (1973). “No Longer Human”, p.30, New Directions Publishing
“It's impossible to put yourself first when you're a mom.”
“If you know anyone struggling with his or her sexuality, the best thing you can do is be there for them, respect the process and treat them the same as you always would. It helps so much to know you're not alone.”

Source : "'The Thing About the Internet Is We Take Everything Too Far': Youtube Star Connor Franta Opens Up". Interview with Tess Barker, www.mtv.com. May 5, 2015.
“However, some things must be said, and there are times when silence becomes an accomplice to injustice.”
“Keep a secure home base.”

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