Andrea Hirata I think what matters most in literary work is the context, not the text. – Andrea Hirata Context Quotes Literary Quotes Matters Quotes Writing is taking a risk, and it is actually fighting invisible and invincible enemies. They are over-confidence, stupidity, expectation and narcissism. I think writers of memoirs need to be respected for the bold decision they take to bare their lives open. That alone should be enough. The things I write about, if you notice, are sensitive issues for a lot of people. If I told you my age, they would get ideas. The next thing you know they’ll be filing lawsuits against me.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Some people ask, ‘Why the word ‘feminist’? Why not just say you are a believer in human rights, or something like that?’ Because that would be dishonest. Feminism is, of course, part of human rights in general – but to choose to use the vague expression ‘human rights’ is to deny the specific and particular problem of gender. – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Malala Yousafzai I don’t know why people have divided the whole world into two groups, west and east. Education is neither eastern nor western. Education is education and it’s the right of every human being. – Malala Yousafzai
Stephen Pagliuca I’ve probably done more venture capital deals and expansion financings than I have done private equity deals. But both are the same. Private equity companies have also built jobs. – Stephen Pagliuca
Richard Dean Anderson You have to suspend disbelief a little bit to buy into your situation and to the story and to how the character will react. You have to tweak your credibility a little bit, is basically what it comes down to. – Richard Dean Anderson
Harriet Martineau I am sure that no traveler seeing things through author spectacles can see them as they are. – Harriet Martineau
Eric MassaLeadership And this administration and this House leadership have said, quote-unquote, they will stop at nothing to pass this health care bill. And now they’ve gotten rid of me and it will pass. You connect the dots. – Eric Massa
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