"The big characters who occupy science, especially modern science, are all "off" in fundamental ways. I don't think that genius goes hand in hand with being socially inept or being a sociopath or being a misanthrope, but I do think that it is a mind that can think so differently - so beyond how one is supposed to think. I wanted to pay tribute to that mind."

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Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

Hanya Yanagihara

#Character Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Mind Quotes

“One reason people never attempt new things is their fear of failure.”
“I don't even take myself seriously, so how could I possibly take Hollywood seriously?”
“And So This Is Christmas; And What Have We Done? Another Year Over; A New One Just Begun; And So Happy Christmas; I Hope You Have Fun; The Near And The Dear Ones; The Old And The Young.”
“Barbecue is the third rail of North Carolina politics.”

Source : John Shelton Reed, Dale Volberg Reed (2016). “Holy Smoke: The Big Book of North Carolina Barbecue”, p.12, UNC Press Books
“Bio-technology is the science of the future.”
“I do not enjoy the promotional side of being a writer, to be blunt about it. Even with the little amount that is expected of me, which is nothing compared to the life of an artist. Writers can live in obscurity and come out of the woodwork with a book, then go back in. Artists donâ€™t have that luxury.”
“My Eighth District, like others, counts on these family businesses and their teams working hard to support their families and aid their communities. As retailers, these teams often bring different or unique products to the marketplace.”
“I was on top of Keanu Reeves, he was on his back and I was on my trunk, and I was breathing down his neck for hours and hours. It was... very erotic.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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