"I see the American experience as being defined by the immigrant paradigm of rupture and renewal: rupture with the old world, the old ways, and renewal of the self in a bright but difficult New World."

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Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

Ayad Akhtar

#Self Quotes #World Quotes #Rupture Quotes

“Horror movies started to wane around the onset of World War II, and after World War II, when all the troops came home, people weren't really interested in seeing horror movies, because they had the real horror right on their front doorsteps.”
“Deliberately seek the company of people who influence you to think and act on building the life you desire.”
“Red tape has killed more people than bullets...”
“I wanted to curl up into a fetal position and start sucking my thumb, let my tears and dripping saliva pool under me. Sorry. I tried living, tried being sentient. Can't do it. Can't live in the same universe with that.”
“I think what's so great about 'Arrow' is that they really ground everything in reality.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“At this point in my life, I find myself obsessed with alternate paths I could've taken. I don't think about this with a sense of regret, but with a sense of wonder...”

Source : "The Meaning of Life". www.pastemagazine.com. April 10, 2008.
“Beauty and the lust for learning have yet to be allied....”
“Anyone that wants the presidency so much that he'll spend two years organizing and campaigning for it is not to be trusted with the office.”

Source : Washington Post 18 July 1973, p. A 25

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