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I dont remember deciding to become a writer. You decide to become

I dont remember deciding to become a writer. You decide to become a dentist or a postman. For me, writing is like being gay. You finally admit that this is who you are, you come out and hope that no one runs away. – Mark Haddon

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Use your imagination, and youll see that even the most narrow, humdrum lives are infinite in scope if you examine them with enough care. – Mark Haddon

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Writing for children is bloody difficult books for children are as complex as their adult counterparts, and they should therefore be accorded the same respect. – Mark Haddon

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respect
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Science and literature give me answers. And they ask me questions I will never be able to answer. – Mark Haddon

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My great hope would be that Quebec would realize itself fully as a distinct part of Canada, and stay Canadian, bringing to Canada a part of its richness. – Gabrielle Roy

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If you use your imagination, you can look at any actress and see her nude… I hope to make you use your imagination. – Hedy Lamarr

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I dont want to hope anymore. I dont think we should hope anymore. We hoped enough. Now we have to do. We all have to do now. – will.i.am

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I hope that none of the countries in the Middle East are planning anything but the peaceful utilization of nuclear energy. – King Abdullah II

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To place oneself in the position of God is painful: being God is equivalent to being tortured. For being God means that one is in harmony with all that is, including the worst. The existence of the worst evils is unimaginable unless God willed them. – Georges Bataille

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A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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