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The most basic human impulse is toward entropy and laziness. The less we have to do to grow spiritually, the more likely we are to do it.

~Alexandra Fuller

Topics: Basic Entropy Grow Human Impulse Laziness Less Likely More Most Spiritually Toward

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Until I read Anne Frank's diary, I had found books a literal escape from what could be the harsh reality around me. After I read the diary, I had a fresh way of viewing the both literature and the world. From then on, I found I was impatient with books that were not honest or that were trivial and frivolous.

~Alexandra Fuller

Topics: After Anne Around Books Both Could Diary Escape Found Frank Fresh Frivolous Had Harsh Harsh Reality Honest Impatient Literal Literature Me Read Reality Then Trivial Until Viewing Way Were World

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I'm a working writer; this is my job. So it matters to me that it's good. I sweat over every word. I don't just vomit this stuff up. It's agony. The only thing that comes close is childbirth, except it's like being in labor for eighteen months.

~Alexandra Fuller

Topics: Agony Being Childbirth Close Eighteen Every Except Good Job Just Labor Like Matters Me Months Only Over Stuff Sweat The Only Thing Thing Up Vomit Word Working Writer

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I write and I read, and I write and read my way into and out of ideas and life. And that's what we do. That's what storytellers do.

~Alexandra Fuller

Topics: Ideas Life Out Read Storytellers Way Write I Write

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Everyone says marriage is hard work, but they don't tell you that actually being yourself and respecting yourself is hard work.

~Alexandra Fuller

Topics: Actually Being Being Yourself Everyone Hard Hard Work Marriage Respecting Says Tell Work You Yourself

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Retaining culture takes effort and persistence and discipline. It's a commitment, not a flag. You can't just pull it out and wave it about when it's convenient.

~Alexandra Fuller

Topics: About Commitment Convenient Culture Discipline Effort Flag Just Out Persistence Pull Retaining Takes Wave You

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It seems very clear to me that we, in the West, cannot afford to continue assuming propriety over the world's resources in a careless, greedy way without paying for it - not only with the lives of our loved ones, but also with our souls.

~Alexandra Fuller

Topics: Afford Also Assuming Cannot Careless Clear Continue Greedy Lives Loved Loved Ones Me Only Our Over Paying Propriety Resources Seems Souls Very Way West Without World

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I have heard over and over again that the drilling business is a dangerous business, and death is an expected part of the game, but I've also heard of the way that safety violations, human and environmental laws, and a concern for the local culture are flaunted in pursuit of money.

~Alexandra Fuller

Topics: Again Also Business Concern Culture Dangerous Death Drilling Environmental Expected Game Heard Human Laws Local Money Over Part Pursuit Safety Violations Way

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There is no way to order chaos. It's the fundamental theory at the beginning and end of everything; it's the ultimate law of nature. There's no way to win against unpredictability, to suit up completely against accidents.

~Alexandra Fuller

Topics: Accidents Against Beginning Chaos End Everything Fundamental Law Nature Order Suit Theory Ultimate Unpredictability Up Way Win

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One of the things about being raised British in Africa is that you get this double whammy of toughness. The continent in place itself made you quite tough. And then you've got this British mother whose entire being rejects 'coddling' in case it makes you too soft. So there's absolutely nothing standing between you and a fairly rough experience.

~Alexandra Fuller

Topics: About Absolutely Absolutely Nothing Africa Being Between British Case Continent Double Entire Experience Fairly Get Got Itself Made Makes Mother Nothing One Of The Things Place Quite Raised Rejects Rough Soft Standing Then Things Too Tough Toughness Whose You

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Author

Born: Unknown

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