"Somehow, even in the worst of times, the tiniest fragments of good survive. It was the grip in which one held those fragments that counted."

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Source : Melina Marchetta (2015). “The Complete Lumatere Chronicles”, p.349, Penguin UK

Melina Marchetta

#Fragments Quotes #Worst Quotes

“When I look back on my childhood, I think of that short time in Beirut. I know that seeing the city collapse around me forced me to grasp something many people miss: the fragility of peace.”
“Love is patient, love is kind, love means slowly losing your mind.”
“My father says that those who want power and get it live in terror of losing it. That's why we have to give power to those who do not want it.”
“I grew up in Manhattan and, since my father was a playwright, all I ever wanted to be was a stage actress.”
“I certainly wanted to write a book that was honest about New Orleans without explaining it to death, so much so that the first draft contained references absolutely incomprehensible to anyone who hasn't lived here for several years.”
“The Founding Fathers worried that some common impulse of passion might lead many to subvert the rights of the few. Its a rational fear, one that is played out endlessly.”

Source : "Right blogs on guns: 'We win'" by Kevin Cirilli, www.politico.com. April 18, 2013.
“Position yourself as a center of influence, the one who knows the movers and shakers. People will respond to that, and you'll soon become what you project.”
“You meet a lot of people [in Dubai] coming from a lot of different places. Even me, I'm always in transit. I don't stay anywhere too long. I like the energy that I found when I came here the first time. I start knowing people, and people start knowing me as well.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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