"I still don't know if things fit together, or if everything will be all right in the end. But I believe that something means something. I believe in cleansing the soul through fun and games. I also believe in love. And I have several good friends, and just one bad one."

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Source : Erlend Loe (2011). “Naïve. Super”, p.135, Canongate Books

Erlend Loe

#Fun Quotes #Believe Quotes #Mean Quotes

“Sidney Poitier, who is class personified, said: Lou, youre a leading man because youre a good actor. Brought tears to my eyes.”
“I strongly believe that for serious and violent criminals, we must absolutely hold them accountable for their crimes and send them to prison.”

Source : "San Francisco D.A. Kamala Harris Talks To Kimberly Marteau About Her New Book Smart On Crime". Interview with Kimberly Marteau Emerson, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 18, 2010.
“There's reality shows and things like that and I think 'Parenthood''s kind of a throwback to what we used to have back in the '70s, '80s and '90s. People want to see this again, and I feel like it's just a solid, good show.”
“I couldn't live a week without a private library - indeed, I'd part with all my furniture and squat and sleep on the floor before I'd let go of the 1500 or so books I possess.”
“Music does have a very special place in my heart. I enjoy it very much. I suppose it is my first love and I do a lot of it. It seems to be when you are making a project it inspires you sometimes to jot down something that you think fits the situation.”
“In fact, if you are faced with the prospect of running across an open field in which lightning bolts are going to be a problem, you are much better off if their timing and location are determined by something, since then they may be predictable by you, and hence avoidable. Determinism is the friend, not the foe, of those who dislike inevitability.”
“I know I'm not perfect & will never become. Yet, I'm proud of being Me, with all humility & imperfections. Cause this is the only life I have.”
“After all, I'm religious, and if my mother knew I was performing in the nude, she would have had a heart attack.”

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