"I love the characters not knowing everything and the reader knowing more than them. There's more mischief in that and more room for seriousness, too."

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Anne Enright

#Character Quotes #Knowing Quotes #Rooms Quotes

“Don't organize for any other purpose than mutual benefit to the employer and the employee.”
“Our children will work in energy tomorrow - they just won't work in fossil fuels, in the meantime, for social justice, economic justice and stability, we need ... negotiated, planned outcomes that people can touch at both the national and industry and enterprise level.”
“I am always frustrated when I see situations that could have been handled simpler.”
“Asked what role he believes art plays in society, Baselitz replied, 'The same role as a good shoe, nothing more.”
“Heap up great wealth in your house, if you wish, and live as a tyrant, but, if the enjoyment of these things be lacking, I would not buy the rest for the shadow of smoke as against happiness.”
“My car's my best friend. My office. My home. My location. I have a very intimate sense when I am in a car with someone next to me. We're in the most comfortable seats because we're not facing each other, but sitting side by side. We don't look at each other, but instead do so only when we want to. We're allowed to look around without appearing rude. We have a big screen in front of us and side views. Silence doesn't seem heavy or difficult. Nobody serves anybody. And many other aspects. One most important thing is that it transports us from one place to another.”

Source : Interview with Geoff Andrew, www.theguardian.com. April 28, 2005.
“I might have made a tactical error not going to a physician for 20 years. It was one of those phobias that didn't pay off.”
“I get pressure from my audience and my agents to be a 'good girl,' and I'm in the public eye, so if I mess up, it's going to be all over the place.”

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