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Amanda Filipacchi, born in 1967, is a renowned novelist known for her unique perspective and profound insights. Her works are highly appreciated by readers for their delicate emotional portrayal and distinctive narrative style.

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Famous Amanda Filipacchi Quotes

“For months I had been trying to be less myself.”

Trying Months

Book:Vapor: A Novel

Source: Vapor: A Novel

“My gift to you will be to take away your freedom of choice for a while. Freedom can be very unhealthy and unproductive. Instead, you'll have freedom from choice.”

Choices Unhealthy Freedom Of Choice Your Freedom Unproductive

Book:Vapor: A Novel

Source: Vapor: A Novel

“One of my greatest pleasures in life is promising myself I will not drink, or smoke, or take coke, or do heroin, or eat cookies, then doing it. It's a pleasure that can be repeated daily.”

Life Is Pleasure Drink Smoke Cookies Heroin Coke Greatest Pleasures

Book:Love Creeps: A Novel

Source: Love Creeps: A Novel

“We think we know people. We think that what we see is all there is. We rarely ask ourselves what goes on behind the curtain. We jump to conclusions. And we take everything very personally.”

People Thinking Knows Asks Behinds Goes On Conclusion Curtains

Book:The Unfortunate Importance of Beauty: A Novel

Source: The Unfortunate Importance of Beauty: A Novel

“I am a man without many pleasures in life, a man whose few pleasures are small, but a man whose small pleasures are very important to him. One of them is eating. One reading. Another reading while eating.”

Men Important Reading Pleasure Eating Small Pleasures

Author:Amanda Filipacchi

“Making wishes on the elephant is emotionally dangerous, because inevitably one's hopes rise abnormally high, unhealthily high, and when the wish does not come true, one's high hopes get crushed more painfully than if one had not asked for the help of supernatural powers. Therefore, one should always try to make the wish casually and forget about it instantly after making it, which is what I try to do now.”

Ifs Should Trying Doe Helping Wish Forget Dangerous Elephants Crushed True Ones Supernatural Powers

Author:Amanda Filipacchi

“Okay, I'm flattered, I appreciate your attempt at making me feel better after the fiasco with the pita rolls, but please ring up this beer I need it more than flattery.”

Needs Feels Please Appreciate Okay Rings Beer Feel Better Flattery Flattered Fiasco Appreciate You

Book:Love Creeps: A Novel

Source: Love Creeps: A Novel

About the Author

Born: 1967
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 7

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Love Creeps: A NovelRelated source material

Vapor: A NovelRelated source material

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