"Le lecteur, lui non plus, ne voit pas les choses du dehors. Il est dans le labyrinthe aussi. The reader [as well as the main character] does not view the work from outside. He too is in the labyrinth."

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Source : 1959 Dans le labyrinthe.

Alain Robbe-Grillet

#Character Quotes #Views Quotes #Labyrinth Quotes

“I love New York very much, and it was very important for me to spend my 20s in New York City. You're exposed to so much here, whether it's other people or just the grind of it and how hard you have to work. I think it forces you to define yourself: what kind of person do you want to be? What kind of woman do you want to be? And then inevitably, what kind of actress do you want to be?”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Teaching man his relatively small sphere in the creation, it also encourages him by its lessons of the unity of Nature and shows him that his power of comprehension allies him with the great intelligence over-reaching all.”
“Beloved, surrender wholeheartedly to Jesus Christ, who loves you. As you drink from the deep well of Scripture, the Lord will refresh you and cleanse you, mold you and re-create you through His Living Word. For the Bible is the very breath of God, giving life eternal to those who seek Him.”

Source : Francine Rivers (1993). “A Voice in the Wind”, p.14, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
“Madame Bovary is timeless. It is not just about the female condition in France in the 1840s. It's not a simple cautionary tale. Emma is more than a character; she gives us an insight into human nature. With Emma, we are diving into the complexities of Flaubert's psyche.”
“Love is not about getting - but giving.”
“I'm a quasi-only child. With my brother and sister, I've more of a tendency to be semi-maternal. So, yes, I spent a lot of time talking to myself - I had this big dressing-up box and would just dress up as lots of characters and talk back to myself... Verging on schizophrenia, I suppose, if you analyse it carefully.”
“The things we know best are the things we haven't been taught.”

Source : "Queers in History : The Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Historical Gays". Book by Keith Stern, 2009.
“Who am I? is the only question worth asking and the only one never answered.”

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