"On their own, each [character] is a victim of no importance. But when you bring them together, they become a dangerous weapon. Jeanne is the vowel and Sophie the consonant. Psychologists know this phenomenon well. Each individual is harmless, but together they create an explosive chemical reaction. It's like Bonnie and Clyde, like Thelma and Louise."

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Claude Chabrol

#Character Quotes #Together Quotes #Sophie Quotes

“Anything that you cannot sacrifice pins you. Makes you predictable, makes you weak.”

Source : Mark Lawrence (2011). “Prince of Thorns”, p.66, Penguin
“it is my conviction that the personality of the writer has nothing to do with the literate product of his mind. And publicity in this case embarrasses me because I am acutely conscious of how far short the book falls of the artistry I am struggling to achieve. It's like being caught half-dressed.”
“He that raises a large family does, indeed, while he lives to observe them, stand a broader mark for sorrow; but then he stands a broader mark for pleasure too.”
“There is mercy in every place. And mercy, encouraging thought gives even affliction a grace and reconciles man to his lot.”
“One who belongs to the most vilified and persecuted minority in history is not likely to be insensible to the freedoms guaranteed by our Constitution... But as judges we are neither Jew nor Gentile, neither Catholic nor agnostic.”
“You can only be loved to the extent that you are known.”

Source : Pete Wilson (2011). “Plan B: What Do You Do When God Doesn't Show Up the Way You Thought He Would?”, p.129, Thomas Nelson Inc
“She realized with deep respect that this woman had always done what she had to do and faced what she had to face. If many of her fears and burdens would have seemed unreal to another woman, there was nothing unreal about her courage.”
“Fortune ought to be a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master.”

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