"Dr Weiss, at forty, knew that her life had been ruined by literature"

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Source : "A Start in Life". Book by Anita Brookner, 1981.

Anita Brookner

#Drs Quotes #Literature Quotes #Ruined Quotes

“I got fame and fortune, and I lost my sense of reasoning.”
“Im very happy with the success of short films. In fact, for me, the short films make more money than the features.”
“People always thought if no one believed in God and we were nihilists then people would go around murdering each other. That didn't happen at all, we just bought a lot of things with credit.”
“It was ingrained in me to be gracious.”

Source : "Tory Burch" by Miranda Purves, www.elle.com. August 28, 2009.
“We get nose jobs all the time in the NHL, and we don't even have to go to the hospital.”
“The system that had grown up in most states is that wealthy districts with an affluent population can afford to spend a lot more on their public school systems than the poorer districts.”
“Above and beyond the question of how to grow the economy there is a legitimate concern about how to grow the quality of our lives.”
“If I were like a lot of other people, then it wouldn't be fun; but since I'm like me, it's okay.”

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