Quote by Joan Didion
A pool is, for many of us in the West, a symbol not of affluence b

A pool is, for many of us in the West, a symbol not of affluence but of order, of control over the uncontrollable. A pool is water, made available and useful, and is, as such, infinitely soothing to the western eye. – Joan Didion

Other quotes by Joan Didion

To cure jealousy is to see it for what it is, a dissatisfaction with self, an impossible claim that one should be at once Rose Bowl princess, medieval scholar, Saint Joan, Milly Theale, Temple Drake, Eleanor of Aquitaine, one – Joan Didion

Category:
Envy / Jealousy
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Before Id written movies, I never could do big set-piece scenes with a lot of different speakers – when youve got twelve people around a dinner table talking at cross purposes. I had always been impressed by other peoples ability to do that. – Joan Didion

Category:
movies
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Strength is one of those things youre supposed to have. You dont feel that you have it at the time youre going through it. – Joan Didion

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strength
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Other Quotes from
Water
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Rain is grace; rain is the sky condescending to the earth; without rain, there would be no life. – John Updike

Category:
Water

So let man consider of what he was created; he was created of gushing water issuing between the loins and the breast-bones. – Quran

Category:
Water

The only cure for seasickness is to sit on the shady side of an old brick church in the country. – Author Unknown

Category:
Water

Thousands have lived without love, not one without water. – W. H. Auden

Category:
Water

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Contemplation and wisdom are highest achievements and man is not totally at home with them. – Gabriel Marcel

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I have a huge respect for writers and realise that this is not an area that I find easy. I doubt that I would have the patience in front of a blank sheet of paper to become a writer. – Jenny Agutter

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The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny. – Albert Ellis

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Angels are never too distant to hear you. – Author Unknown

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