"I always think first about the nature of the story. When I had the idea for 'The Namesake,' I felt that it had to be a novel - it couldn't work as a story."

-- Jhumpa Lahiri

#Thinking Quotes #Ideas Quotes #Stories Quotes

“Messi is the best that's played the game. Streets ahead of Maradona.”
“You have to learn to hallucinate,”
“Quite simply the Games are the biggest opportunity sport in this country has ever had. It is one that we must not squander.”
“The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remain as your legacy.”
“Chocolate is the greatest gift to women ever created, next to the likes of Paul Newman and Gene Kelly. It's something that should be had on a daily basis.”
“Redtail was a brave warrior. His loyalty to ThunderClan could never be doubted. I always relied on his judgment, for it bore witness to the needs of the Clan, and was never swayed by self-interest or pride. He would have made a fine leader.”
“I would wake up in Moscow or somewhere else, my heart beating fast, feeling bitter and helpless.”
“Every day of my life I have been in situations, not just in Mexico, in the US too, in which I identified the form of operation as racism. There are situations in which a smile, a laugh, a greeting are racist exercises.”

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