"Few [books] get translated and the ones that do have trouble making it into the mainstream. It's more likely that Americans will discover another culture through an American writer rather read a writer from that culture."

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Source : Source: www.bostonglobe.com

Laila Lalami

#Book Quotes #Culture Quotes #Trouble Quotes

“One of the problems that we have in the human rights community is that special interests often forget the interests of other victims, and there's competition among victims expressions that are unnecessary.”
“I guess God has a sense of humor, when he had a man that wanted to start his life as a priest, end up marrying a preacher.”

Source : Source: www.christianpost.com
“Everyone's got to be for a child to have a home and love. I mean I don't know anyone who would be against that.”
“His voice, even now, follows me everywhere on this longest of rides, this thing called life.”
“I would like to tell our American, British and Spanish friends that the Iraqi crisis is not a problem between the United States and France, but between those who want to move forward in the logic of war and the international community.”
“Sometimes you start a little further back from the starting line. And you're going to have to work a little bit harder, and push it faster to get to the finish. I'm willing to put in the work, to compensate for other things, to get ahead, to get to where I want to be.”
“Whatever your craft is, be a master of it. Being half assed at something, people will eventually see through.”

Source : Twitter post from Dec 28, 2013
“Giving generously in romantic relationships, and in all other bonds, means recognizing when the other person needs our attention. Attention is an important resource.”

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