"We need literature because we wouldnâ€™t fully know ourselves without it. We need good literature to be fully human."

-- Edwidge Danticat

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“There are times when we can blame a situation on others, but we own our reactions to them. There comes a point where we are the ones responsible for our choices and excuses donâ€™t carry weight anymore.”
“Plato is my friend, but truth is a better friend.”
“Mutual defiance made them alike.”
“I'm a fairly ascetic person. And I do most of my writing at night. You don't get distracted, your brain goes into what you are writing about, into the world you're writing about, rather than into the world you're in.”
“There are only five things you can do in baseball - run, throw, catch, hit and hit with power.”
“I want to see more young filmmakers, and specifically filmmakers who have a unique voice. I wouldn't mind seeing less of the attempt to force-feed people what others think they want, if that makes sense - whatever the formula is that some people seem to operate under, like needing a certain star, or needing a certain thing in order to get a piece made.”

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“Mrs. Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself.”
“I think that new communications are wonderful and I am delighted to be a part of the Internet generation”

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