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Claire Messud Quotes

Seriously, though, I look at the books on my shelves and it's clear that I read them, back then, but I can't remember ever doing it, and I don't have the first idea what they might be about Picture Quote #1

Does being happy simply create more time, in the way that being sad, as we all know, slows time and thickens it, like cornstarch in a sauce? Picture Quote #1

I thought I could get to greatness, to my greatness, by plugging on, cleaning up each mess as it came, the way you're taught to eat your greens before you have dessert Picture Quote #1

How did all that revolutionary talk of the seventies land us in a place where being female means playing dumb and looking good? Picture Quote #1

Life is about deciding what matters. It's about the fantasy that determines the reality. Have you ever asked yourself whether you'd rather fly or be invisible? Picture Quote #1

Who I am in my head, very few people really get to see that. Almost none. It's the most precious gift I can give, to bring her out of hiding. Maybe I've learned it's a mistake to reveal her at all Picture Quote #1

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You wouldn't want them to know that in your heart, you are proud, and maybe even haughty, and are riven by thoughts the revelation of which would show everyone how deeply not nice you are Picture Quote #1

To a degree, literary taste is a subjective matter. One can admire a work of fiction without particularly enjoying it; one can dislike a novel even while appreciating its value Picture Quote #1

Americans see everything too simply - a good guy, a bad guy, does he have a white hat or a black hat? But it's the wrong question Picture Quote #1

When, as a woman, you make yourself the work of art, and when you are then what everyone looks at, then whatever else, you aren't alone Picture Quote #1

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Seriously, though, I look at the books on my shelves and it's clear that I read them, back then, but I can't remember ever doing it, and I don't have the first idea what they might be about (Claire Messud Quotes) Does being happy simply create more time, in the way that being sad, as we all know, slows time and thickens it, like cornstarch in a sauce? (Claire Messud Quotes) I thought I could get to greatness, to my greatness, by plugging on, cleaning up each mess as it came, the way you're taught to eat your greens before you have dessert (Claire Messud Quotes) How did all that revolutionary talk of the seventies land us in a place where being female means playing dumb and looking good? (Claire Messud Quotes) Life is about deciding what matters. It's about the fantasy that determines the reality. Have you ever asked yourself whether you'd rather fly or be invisible? (Claire Messud Quotes) Who I am in my head, very few people really get to see that. Almost none. It's the most precious gift I can give, to bring her out of hiding. Maybe I've learned it's a mistake to reveal her at all (Claire Messud Quotes) You wouldn't want them to know that in your heart, you are proud, and maybe even haughty, and are riven by thoughts the revelation of which would show everyone how deeply not nice you are (Claire Messud Quotes) To a degree, literary taste is a subjective matter. One can admire a work of fiction without particularly enjoying it; one can dislike a novel even while appreciating its value (Claire Messud Quotes) Americans see everything too simply - a good guy, a bad guy, does he have a white hat or a black hat? But it's the wrong question (Claire Messud Quotes) When, as a woman, you make yourself the work of art, and when you are then what everyone looks at, then whatever else, you aren't alone (Claire Messud Quotes)

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