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Paula McLain
"But when Bumby nursed, his fist clutching the fabric of my robe, his eyes soft and bottomless and locked on mine, as if I were the very heart of his universe, I couldn't help but melt into him." --
Source : Paula McLain (2012). “The Paris Wife (Random House Reader's Circle Deluxe Reading Group Edition): A Novel”, p.204, Ballantine Books
Paula McLain
#Heart Quotes
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#Nurse Quotes
“We must have hope or starve to death.”
“My own disposition is to trust the reader. Of course, there's a line between trusting the reader and expecting her to read your mind. That's where a friend or an editor comes in. A great editor will tell you straight when you've drifted into the latter territory.”
“I don't speak Arabic - I know a little to get by, but that's all.”
Source : "Ask the Filmmaker". Live chat, www.pbs.org. September 21, 2010.
“The other day I dreamed that I was at the gates of heaven. And St. Peter said, 'Go back to Earth, there are no slums up here.'”
“One of the things that's very troubling to voters about Donald Trump is his erratic behavior, his lack of good temperament to serve as commander in chief.”
“Principles don't die. They aren't here one day and gone the next. They can't be destroyed by fire, earthquake or theft. Principles are deep, fundamental truths, classic truths.”
“I love the feeling I get when I'm on a set; I love reading the scripts, playing the characters, getting to be someone else.”
“I was a fighter and very determined. There was no way I was going to back out without winning.”
