"Down in the bottom of my childhood my father stands laughing."

-- Tove Ditlevsen

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“Life is a mirror: if you frown at it, it frowns back; if you smile, it returns the greeting.”
“How little the color of a life jacket matters when we fall overboard. If something is important, it will be important under all circumstances. Otherwise, it's not important.”
“A photograph is a universe of dots. The grain, the halide, the little silver things clumped in the emulsion. Once you get inside a dot, you gain access to hidden information, you slide into the smallest event. This is what technology does. It peels back the shadows and redeems the dazed and rumbling past. It makes reality come true.”
“I still like the relationship part of any story. You don't want your character to figure everything out and then at the end of the day, go home and eat soup from a can by herself.”

Source : "Cosmo's Book Club: Meet Your Next Must-Read". Interview with Gabrielle Frank, www.cosmopolitan.com. March 9, 2010.
“My big "double-aha" moment came while anchoring the national news at CBS News. It was at the height of the recession, and on top of the usual negative stories, my newscasts became full of especially heart wrenching stories of people losing their homes, jobs, and retirement savings. Starting the morning off like that could leave even the most optimistic person feeling helpless and hopeless. The lightning bolt came when we changed how we talked about the negative.”
“It's OK to be outspoken about your faith.”
“Truth is that the best ideas are often psychotic, obscene and unoriginal.”
“There is an element of mystique to radio, and I often listen to cricket commentary on radio, especially when one is stuck in a traffic jam.”

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