"As eight years before, he was leaving ... to rewrite his destiny in orderly fashion."

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Source : Alessandro Baricco (1998). “Silk”, Vintage

Alessandro Baricco

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“The desire to be seen as superior and singular- and, conversely, but similarly, inferior and individual, is a big topic...They have a term for the syndrome- it is called terminal uniqueness...we all refuse to be part of the crowd, to walk in the middle of the road in the safety of others. We all think were special. But the problem is, as I point out to Dr. Singer all the time, I actually am special.”
“Life is too brief and too rich to tiptoe through half-heartedly, rather than galloping at it with whooping excitement and ambition.”
“Humans create their futures every day of every year; only you can alter your worlds.”
“After every show, I say to Hania [Destelle, a friend], â€˜They hated it.â€™”
“What's great about the geek spirit is that life never seems to stop us, and they never seem to kill our enthusiasm, our optimism and our hunger to experience the world. We keep our sense of humor, we protect our dignity, we talk to our friends about the experience and then we start again fresh the very next day.”
“The sad ending is only because the author stops telling the story. But it still goes on. It's just untold.”

Source : "Fictional character: Blake Falls". "Twin Falls Idaho", www.imdb.com. 1999.
“I was going to be a High School teacher. I was studying at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, up in Canada. I was also acting in a wonderfully supportive theatre community in Edmonton. There's a lot of support for theatre there. So, I was having a great time, but I didn't consider acting as a serious career initially, because even the most successful actors that I know in Edmonton are not super successful. Acting over there is just not a success-oriented career.”
“I think you can't write with anger. I think it always has to be with a wink. There always has to be an element of hope in what you write. Otherwise you're just getting mad and it's not going to be fun for anybody.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com

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