"If I felt that one of my operas did not come off I would certainly say so."

-- Carlisle Floyd

“Nobody ever talks about the mean things that girls do to each other.”
“There is a strange taboo in our society against ending something merely because it is not pleasant-- life, love, a conversation, you name it, the etiquette is that you must begin in ignorance & persevere in the face of knowledge, & though I naturally believe that this is profoundly wrong it's not nice to go around constantly offending people.”

Source : Helen DeWitt (2016). “The Last Samurai”, p.136, New Directions Publishing
“I'm doomed to act like myself, even when it's inconvenient!”
“Asking anyone what she or he is reading is a necessary part of conversation, exchanging news. So I take recommendations from friends - and I always pass along a book I've loved.”
“What could you accomplish if no one told you it was impossible?”
“I'veÂ always said your legacy is what you leave behind you.”
“Frankly, I was extremely jealous of his scenes with Zoe Saldana and I think it's totally unfair that I never got to do that. I will never forgive the writers and the director, for having put me in this position, to have to be watching that, rather than participating.”
“Even though jeans suit me, I never wear jeans.”

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