"He couldn't figure out if she was immensely well adjusted or seriously messed up."

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Jonathan Franzen

#Figures Quotes #Messed Up Quotes #Wells Quotes

“I don't live my life as a Christian with trepidation, feeling that perhaps I've failed to give the best gospel possible on each occasion, but realising that God's taking care of a lot through his Holy Spirit.”
“Ask yourself this question CONSTANTLY: where can I add the most value to what matters most to me and the people who care about me?”
“New York! I've always wanted to see it and now I've see it. It's true what they say-- it's the most wonderful city in the world.”
“I felt very bad and could not sleep until 1am. Maybe he could coach me defence.”
“Journalism encourages haste ... and haste is the enemy of art.”
“Some paradox of our natures leads us, when once we have made our fellow men the objects of our enlightened interest, to go on to make them the objects of our pity , then of our wisdom , ultimately of our coercion.”

Source : Lionel Trilling (2012). “The Liberal Imagination”, p.221, New York Review of Books
“Obviously, the emotions I want to convey through music are streamed through the way I interpret life.”
“Filmmaking, at the end of the day, is a business and a balance must be struck between that and emotional ties.”

Source : Source: www.indiawest.com

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