Lisa Alther citáty

„To je právě to riziko, které podstupujete, když se změníte: že lidé, se kterými jste se dosud stýkali, nebudou mít rádi vaše nové já. Ale objeví se jiní lidé, kterým se to bude líbit.“

Lisa Alther

O lidech

“I happen to feel that the degree of a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting attitudes she can bring to bear on the same topic.”

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Lisa Alther

“The Sizemores are the laughing stock of wannabee genealogy. They claim Cherokee descent, but their paper trail shows them to be white.”

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Kinfolks

“Two people sat talking in a small room for several weeks, and things started happening. They began thinking about each other; one would dream about the other; they copied each other's mannerisms. What was it really all about? She liked to think she had a firm hold on the reins at all times, but the truth was that often she was just along for the ride.”

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Lisa Alther

Other Women

“One day, maybe she'd stick around to explore her own capacity for the dark, but at the moment all she wanted was a cheeseburger.”

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Kinflicks

“Thats the risk you take if you change: that people you've been involved with won't like the new you. But other people who do will come along.”

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