Michael Dirda I suppose movie theaters are the churches of the modern age, where we gather reverently to worship the tinsel gods of Hollywood. – Michael Dirda Age Quotes Churches Quotes Gather Quotes Gods Quotes Hollywood Quotes Modern Quotes Movie Quotes Reverently Quotes Suppose Quotes Theaters Quotes Tinsel Quotes Worship Quotes From the late 19th to the early 20th century, the December issue of almost any general-interest magazine regularly featured a holiday horror or two. Not all of E. Nesbit’s children’s books are fantasies, but even the most realistic somehow seem magical. In her holiday world, nobody ever goes to school, though all the kids know their English history, Greek myths, and classic tales of derring-do.
Mary McCarthy Being abroad makes you conscious of the whole imitative side of human behavior. The ape in man. – Mary McCarthy
Jennifer Egan I am at my worst trying to write about things that overlap with my life. – Jennifer Egan
Natalie Imbruglia I’ve always been drawn to the four-leaf clover. It’s deeply significant to my sister and me, so much so that we both have had it tattooed on the inside of our wrists. – Natalie Imbruglia
Christine McVie The 2018 tour is supposed to be a farewell tour. But you take farewell tours one at a time. – Christine McVie
Amy Chua I once won a second prize in a history concert. My parents came to the ceremony. Somebody else had won the prize for best all-around student. Afterwards my father said to me, ‘Never, ever disgrace me like that again.’ When I tell my Western friends, they are aghast. But I adore my father. It didn’t knock my self-esteem at all. – Amy Chua
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