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In the contemporary world, we think of politeness as surface behavior, like frosting - it's sweet and attractive and finishes off the cake. But 19th century nobility and the enlightened thinkers and stoics before them viewed manners in a very different way. To them, manners are an outward expression of an inward struggle.

~Amor Towles

Topics: Attractive Before Behavior Cake Century Contemporary Different Different Way Enlightened Expression Finishes Inward Like Manners Nobility Off Outward Politeness Struggle Surface Sweet Them Think Thinkers Very Viewed Way World 19Th Century

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I make extensive outlines before I write a book. I usually know what will happen. I know the characters, and I know what they are about.

~Amor Towles

Topics: About Before Book Characters Extensive Happen Know Make Outlines Will Write I Write

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Today's kids have a mind of their own, and they know how to exercise it. Even if I wanted to tell Sara or my son Ibrahim how to lead their lives - which I don't - they would not listen to me. Luckily, Sara chose to complete her studies before pursuing acting. She attended Columbia University and then devoted her attention to Bollywood.

~Amrita Singh

Topics: Acting Attended Attention Before Bollywood Chose Columbia Columbia University Complete Devoted Even Exercise Her How Kids Know Lead Listen Lives Luckily Me Mind Own Pursuing She Son Studies Tell Then Today University Wanted Which Would

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I don't know where things are going wrong. I refused 22 offers for lavani numbers and five films. I was not happy with the kind of offers coming my way. Even for the lavani number 'Vajale Ki Bara' in 'Natarang,' I was the last option. I was finalised one day before the shoot was to begin.

~Amruta Khanvilkar

Topics: Before Begin Coming Day Even Films Five Going Happy Kind Know Last Number Numbers Offers One Day Option Refused Shoot Things Way Where Wrong

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I was one of seven, and we took a lot of road trips - long road trips. And this was before iPhones and iPads and DVD players in cars. I remember how novel it was when I got my own Walkman so I could listen to music.

~Amy Adams

Topics: Before Car Could Got How Ipads Listen Long Long Road Lot Music My Own Novel Own Players Remember Road Seven Took Trips I Remember Dvd

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Being an actress hasn't made me insecure. I was insecure long before I declared I was an actress.

~Amy Adams

Topics: Actress Before Being Insecure Long Made Me

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Nonfiction is both easier and harder to write than fiction. It's easier because the facts are already laid out before you, and there is already a narrative arc. What makes it harder is that you are not free to use your imagination and creativity to fill in any missing gaps within the story.

~Amy Bloom

Topics: Any Arc Because Before Both Creativity Easier Facts Fiction Fill Free Gaps Harder Imagination Laid Makes Missing Narrative Nonfiction Out Story Than Use Within Write You Your

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I do have a sister. I have never written much about sisters before. I am very close to my sister, but, maybe, because we are very close, it never occurred to me to write about her.

~Amy Bloom

Topics: About Am Because Before Close Her Maybe Me Much Never Occurred Sister Sisters Very Write Written I Am

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My grandmother tended to divide life into 'nice' and 'not so nice.' Life in America, her apartment, her grandchildren: 'nice'; life before 1915: 'not so nice.' That's all I heard.

~Amy Bloom

Topics: America Apartment Before Divide Grandchildren Grandmother Heard Her Life Nice Nice Life

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Growing up in San Antonio, I was the dork at the Friday night football games with my head buried in a book - Jack Kerouac or Oscar Wilde, years before I really understood them.

~Amy Chozick

Topics: Before Book Buried Dork Football Football Games Friday Friday Night Games Growing Growing Up Head Jack Night Oscar Oscar Wilde Really San San Antonio Them Understood Up Wilde Years

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