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In the National Gallery, he explained, with reference to the Rembrandt portraits, his theory of camera angles and the lighting of close-ups, so loudly and convincingly that he drew a crowd away from one of the official lecturers, who was
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“Trustin’ a woman is like walkin’ in California,” Coydog would say. “You know there’s bound to be a quake sometimes but you just keep on walkin’ anyways. What else could you do?”
― The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
― The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
“Every human being needs to know what she's fighting for. That was what they said. And she fought for what was good. For the children she never had. And Ove fought for her.
Because that was the only thing in this world he really knew.”
― A Man Called Ove
Because that was the only thing in this world he really knew.”
― A Man Called Ove
“The three-year-old looked as if she was ready to try to hug the cat. The cat looked as if it was ready to pick out the three-year-old from a lineup at a police station.”
― A Man Called Ove
― A Man Called Ove
“Resentment is like drinking a poison and waiting for the other person to die.”
― Wishful Drinking
― Wishful Drinking
“Thinking about power made me realize that racism was about so much more than personal prejudice. It was about being in the position to negatively affect other people's life chances.”
― Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race
― Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race
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