- Army
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- Nov 07, 2020
About Quotes
Every quote is about something.
"About" is the connector word behind an enormous range of thought — quotes here touch on literature and religion, political fundraising, and songwriters explaining why they write what they write. For quotes centered on certainty and conviction, the Know collection makes a good companion.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Understand
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- Nov 07, 2020
Isn't that what writing is about? The constant attempt to understand the world?
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The thing is, fairytales were once a very gritty way for people to dialogue about aspects of life.
- Childhood
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- Nov 07, 2020
I talked about the persecution of Algerians and told about racism in my childhood. And it was as if, after that, I wasn't French anymore.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
Unlike many other places, Hilo is more fascinating on closer acquaintance - so fascinating that it is hard to write about it in plain prose.
- Most
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- Nov 07, 2020
The judicial system is the most expensive machine ever invented for finding out what happened and what to do about it.
- Hospitals
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- Nov 07, 2020
Hospitals are about healing.
- Everything
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- Nov 07, 2020
Writing is about culture and should be about everything. That's what makes it what it is.
- Nov 07, 2020
As soon as you've written it, you're thinking about how it can move into different mediums.
- Feelings
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- Nov 07, 2020
A democracy, the realistic observer is forced to conclude, is likely to be idealistic in its feelings about itself, but imperialistic about its practice.
- Hesitant
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- Nov 07, 2020