"When at last I came upon the right book, the feeling was violent: it blew open a hole in me that made life more dangerous because I couldn't control what came through it."

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Nicole Krauss

#Book Quotes #Feelings Quotes #Lasts Quotes

“There were thirst and hunger, and you were the fruit. There were grief and the ruins, and you were the miracle.”
“And no offense, but letâ€™s grow our own teachers, letâ€™s grow our own nursesâ€”and so that we donâ€™t have to be scrounging around in our community clinics and other kinds of placesâ€”having to hire people from somewhere else.”
“The Japanese fans always send weird things.”
“A restaurant is a fantasy-a kind of living fantasy in which diners are the most important members of the cast.”
“Education is of no value and talent is worthless - unless you have an unwavering aim. Never find yourself without a compass.”
“Each day, as you get older, there is a new perspective on life. It's a progression of some sort.”

Source : "John Hurt: 'I'd be a rubbish spy'" by Catherine Shoard, www.theguardian.com. September 6, 2011.
“On the path of truth, all religions are but one, race and color are irrelevant, and there is no difference between men and women.”
“No grief has a right to immortality. That ground belongs to joy, to hope, to faith.”

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