"Every moment happens twice: inside and outside, and they are two different histories."

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Source : Zadie Smith (2003). “White Teeth”, p.299, Vintage

Zadie Smith

#Life Quotes #Two Quotes #Different Quotes

“Farms and food production should be, I submit, at least as important as who pierced their navel in Hollywood this week. Please tell me I'm not the only one who believes this. Please. As a culture, we think we're well educated, but I'm not sure that what we've learned necessarily helps us survive.”
“There are companies like Facebook that wield tremendous power over how Americans understand the world. Do they have a social responsibility now? That's the question we're only beginning to ask. Literature still has this power to do things that other forms of media don't have. The process of reading and writing and having arguments about ideas is valuable. I'm afraid it's something we're losing.”

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“Beginnings are so important. Just finding that right moment to introduce this character, this world, itâ€™s everything.”
“The road to heaven lies as near by water as by land.”
“People are trying to make decisions about whether they should vaccinate their children or not, which is still a big debate. It's something that is a true fear for people. So, when we were getting into the story, in these first few episodes, and you're seeing these people who are at the top of the CDC, they should have every answer. It's almost like a God complex.”

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“We must be willing to take an honest look at ourselves and step out beyond our judgmental mind. It is here that we will have a life-altering shift in perception, an opening of our heart.”
“I realize I'm not different. I want what everyone wants. I want what they all want. I want all the things. I just want to be happy.”
“'Dallas' hit a chord back in the late Seventies and Eighties because it was the age of greed: here you have this unapologetic character who is mean and nasty and ruthless and does it all with an evil grin. I think people related to JR back then because we all have someone we know exactly like him. Everyone in the world knows a JR.”

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