"I thought both she [Gypsy Rose Lee] and her story would be ill-served by a conventional, birth-to-death narrative, and so I structured the book like one of her stripteases: revealing a peek of shoulder, then a glimpse of knee, pulling back a bit before you go a bit further, until all is revealed at the end."

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Source : Source: tech.blorge.com

Karen Abbott

#Book Quotes #Rose Quotes #Narrative Quotes

“Time Is Speeding Up In Relation To Corruption. Hold On Tight.”
“Every knock is a boost.”
“I have my own vocabulary. I love linguistics. That surprises people.”
“The best player in the world; whenever Iniesta is on the pitch he creates a spectacle.”
“Spirit is the most valuable asset, more than money and any other power.”
“I write a lot from instinct. But as you're writing out of instinct, once you reach a certain level as a songwriter, the craft is always there talking to you in the back of your head...that tells you when it's time to go to the chorus, when it's time to rhyme. Real basic craft... it's second nature.”
“Our lives are the only meaningful expression of what we believe and in Whom we believe. And the only real wealth, for any of us, lies in our faith.”
“Swimming is fun. It's a lot funner than golf.”

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