"It is a common delusion that you make things better by talking about them."

-- Rose Macaulay

#Philosophy Quotes #Women Quotes #Talking Quotes

“We can't coherently deny, or even decline to affirm, that we are free.”
“I would rather be the good aunt who never says anything bad and lets the parents discipline the child.”
“We possess books we read, animating the waiting stillness of their language, but they possess us also, filling us with thoughts and observations, asking us to make them part of ourselves.”
“The work of art is brought into the world without there being a need for it. The house satisfies a requirement. The work of art is responsible to none; the house is responsible to everyone. The work of art wants to draw people out of their state of comfort.”
“If you can get through the first round you have a good chance of getting into the next one.”
“I wanted to be an actress. I think it had a lot to do with being a kid and watching how every time my dad would stand up to talk people would applaud... that was pretty cool.”
“It's the nature of it. The players will want to compete at the highest level they possibly can.”
“There were a couple of years where I was skating and acting at the same time.”

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