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“Canadians, do not vomit on me!”

Quote by Elizabeth Hardwick

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Elizabeth Hardwick

Elizabeth Hardwick was an American novelist known for her profound psychological insights and portrayals of the female experience. Her works often explore love, marriage, and art, and how these themes affect individuals and society. more

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“It is June. This is what I have decided to do with my life just now. I will do this work and lead this life, the one I am leading today. Each morning the blue clock and the crocheted bedspread, the table with the Phone, the books and magazines, the Times at the door.”

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Author:Elizabeth Hardwick

“Now, my novel begins. No, now I begin my novel—and yet I cannot decide whether to call myself I or she.”

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“While you are living, part of you has slipped away to the cemetery.”

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“Sentences in which I have tried for a certain light tone -- many of those have to do with events, upheavals, destructions that caused me to weep like a child.”

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“How certain human beings are able to create works of art is a mystery, and why they should wish to do so, at a great cost to themselves usually, is another mystery. Works are not created by one's life; every life is rich in material.”

Should Humans Art Able Life Is Certain Wish Human Beings Rich Mystery Materials Cost Art Is Works Of Art

Book:Sight-readings: American Fictions

Source: Sight-readings: American Fictions

“Making a living is nothing; the great difficulty is making a point, making a difference-with words.”

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Book:The Collected Essays of Elizabeth Hardwick

Source: The Collected Essays of Elizabeth Hardwick

“The death penalty, I think, is a terrible scar on American justice, especially the concept of equal justice under law, but also of due process. And it goes state by state, and it's different in different states.”

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“Obscenity is a notable enhancer of life and is suppressed at grave peril to the arts.”

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Author:Brendan Gill

“Don't be an actor. Be a human being who works off what exists under imaginary circumstances.”

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Book:Sanford Meisner on Acting

Source: Sanford Meisner on Acting

“The text is your greatest enemy.”

Book:Sanford Meisner on Acting

Source: Sanford Meisner on Acting