"Anna despises two classes of people: first, those who own their own homes and have cars and families, and second, everybody else. Constantly she is on the verge of exploding. With rage. A pool of pure red. The pool is filled with speechlessness that talks away at her nonstop."

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Source : Elfriede Jelinek, Michael Hulse (1990). “Wonderful, Wonderful Times”, p.18, Profile Books

Elfriede Jelinek

#Home Quotes #Class Quotes #Two Quotes

“For my last birthday, Dad bought me a pocket-sized Collins English Dictionary. It would only fit in a pocket that had been specially designed.”
“I learn the lines and pray to God.”
“Government is nothing but the regulated injustice that every rascal has in his heart.”

Source : Mariano Azuela (1956). “Two Novels of Mexico: The Flies. The Bosses”, p.110, Univ of California Press
“It is more important to have self-respect than to gain respect from others.”
“I'm always looking for ways to explore the politics of the everyday. For me, the proverbs were a way of bringing in this ancient wisdom that in Arabic culture is often quoted. Those proverbs are such a huge part of the language and parts of people's every day. This is the wisdom that we use in our everyday life but we're not always listening to.”
“Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds!”

Source : "Redemption Song" (song) (1980)
“Whatever life throws at me I'll take it and be grateful for it as well.”
“I think the French have a romantic cliche that Englishmen have great style, great music, irony and sense of humour. Well, sometimes cliches are true.”

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