Amity Gaige I love writing letters. In order to write a novel in first person, I think I needed an addressee. – Amity Gaige Addressee Quotes Letters Quotes Love Quotes Person Quotes Write Quotes Writing Quotes I wanted – and still want – to tell my mother’s story. She fled Stalin’s army in 1944, leaving Latvia, which was to be occupied by the Soviets for the next 50 years, and arrived to the U.S. when she was 11. Several paranoid suspicions occurred to me, the worst of which was that my whole identity was merely a patched-together set of behaviors designed to keep my parents joined to each other – the repertoire of tricks of a small but intelligent dog.
Marvin Minsky Once when I was standing at the base, they started rotating the set and a big, heavy wrench fell down from the 12 o’clock position of the set, and got buried in the ground a few feet from me. I could have been killed! – Marvin Minsky
AgeMahmoud Darwish When I passed the age of 50, I learned how to control my emotions. – Mahmoud Darwish
Joe Harris Everybody’s always asking me: ‘What’s it like playing with LeBron?’ It’s really hard to describe. I’m pretty fortunate that I got him my first year. He’s an awesome guy, a great leader. You’re witnessing such greatness all the time and you try not to take it for granted because you see it so often, in practice or wherever. – Joe Harris
Judy Davis It’s not a country of articulate people, sophisticated people. There’s too little subtlety. Men and women don’t enjoy each other very much in Australia. I don’t find very many men sexy in Australia. Of course, I’m married and out of it, but still. – Judy Davis
Manny Machado I’ve played third base for a couple years. I did well, and I thought I was an elite player at that position, but at the end of the day, I’ve been a shortstop my entire life. – Manny Machado
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