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"If you feel obsessed to prove something to the world, then you'd need world attention to be able to prove it."
"My books were always full of ink blots, always stained and covered with smeared sketches and pictures, which one draws idly when his attention wanders from his task."
"Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are with the gift of your attention."
"I was in Sweden for 10 days. They put me on the front page of the daily papers eight days in a row. I did nothing to warrant any of the attention. It was ridiculous."
"They pay little attention to what we say and prefer to read tea leaves."
Explore more quotes by Anita Brookner
"You can never betray the people who are dead, so you go on being a public Jew; the dead can't answer slurs, but I'm here. I would love to think that Jesus wants me for a sunbeam, but he doesn't."
"It will be a pity if women in the more conventional mould are to be phased out, for there will never be anyone to go home to."
"All good fortune is a gift of the gods, and you don't win the favor of the ancient gods by being good, but by being bold."
"Like many rich men, he thought in anecdotes; like many simple women, she thought in terms of biography."
"What is interesting about self-analysis is that it leads nowhere - it is an art form in itself."
"You never know what you will learn till you start writing. Then you discover truths you never knew existed."
"It is my contention that Aesop was writing for the tortoise market. hares have no time to read."
"In real life, it is the hare who wins. Every time. Look around you. And in any case it is my contention that Aesop was writing for the tortoise market. Hares have no time to read. They are too busy winning the game."
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