"I have read of women who have been strongly, grandly brave. Sometimes I have dreamed that I might be brave. The possibilities of this life are magnificent."

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Source : Mary MacLane (2014). “I Await the Devil's Coming: Annotated & Unexpurgated”, p.82, Petrarca Press

Mary MacLane

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“What a joy it is to read a book that shocks one into remembering just how high one's literary standards should be.â€¦ a tour de force by one of England's best novelistsâ€¦. Atonement is a spectacular book; as good a novel â€” and more satisfyingâ€¦â€” than anything McEwan has writtenâ€¦.sublimely written narrativeâ€¦. The Dunkirk passage is a stupendous piece of writing, a set piece that could easily stand on its own.â€¦”
“I had heard that Tom [Cruise] was the same way, that he is incredibly dedicated. I was very excited to meet him and I was, honest to God, weirdly surprised that the guy makes me look lazy. I think he does think I'm a hard worker, but he makes me look like I'm doing nothing. The guy is at the gym before anybody in the morning.”
“There can be no greatness in things. Things cannot be great. The only greatness is unselfish love.”
“I did my dissertation on Kafka.”

Source : "Jessie Ware: 'I'm such a bully about food'". Interview with John Hind, www.theguardian.com. January 19, 2013.
“Instead of singing in the shower, I would write out the lyrics of my favourite songs, the ink would turn the water blue or red or green, and the music would run down my legs.”
“The odd thing about being a writer is you do tend to lose yourself in your books. Sometimes it seems like real life is flickering by and you're hardly a part of it. You remember the events in your books better than you remember the events that actually took place when you were writing them.”
“If it's working, keep doing it. If it's not working, stop doing it. If you don't know what to do, don't do anything.”
“I enjoy being around people who disagree with me; and I enjoy being in non-political contexts and activities.”

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