Quote by Donna Tartt
The novel is about five students of classics who are studying with

The novel is about five students of classics who are studying with a classics professor, and they take the ideas of the things that theyre learning from him a bit too seriously, with terrible consequences. – Donna Tartt

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But romantic vision can also lead one away from certain very hard, ugly truths about life that are important to know. – Donna Tartt

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Everything takes me longer than I expect. Its the sad truth about life. – Donna Tartt

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To really be centered and to really work well and to think about the kinds of things that I need to think about, I need to spend large amounts of time alone. – Donna Tartt

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I count myself as one of millions of Americans whose life simply would not be the same without the libraries that supported my learning. – Scott Turow

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Id go down to the end of my street, to a garage that had a certain feeling about it, or a particular light Id take a picture of a friend who needed a head shot. Thats how I learned, instead of having school assignments and learning camera techniques. – Herb Ritts

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Theres no media training. In cooking school, theres not even manager training. You learn the fundamentals of cooking. Everything else is learning by doing. – Rene Redzepi

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You have to learn and keep learning. – Gil Scott-Heron

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Americas Veterans have served their country with the belief that democracy and freedom are ideals to be upheld around the world. – John Doolittle

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All of us are experts at practicing virtue at a distance. – Theodore M. Hesburgh

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