Helen DeWitt Quotes

• There is a strange taboo in our society against ending something merely because it is not pleasant-- life, love, a conversation, you name it, the etiquette is that you must begin in ignorance & persevere in the face of knowledge, & though I naturally believe that this is profoundly wrong it's not nice to go around constantly offending people.

  Helen DeWitt

  Nice, Believe, Love Life

  Helen DeWitt (2016). “The Last Samurai”, p.136, New Directions Publishing

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• Perhaps this is the root of all evil, that gardeners are not put in charge of our schools.

  Helen DeWitt

  School, Roots, Evil

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• The master swordsman isn't interested in killing people. He only wants to perfect his art.

  Helen DeWitt

  Art, People, Perfect

  Helen DeWitt (2016). “The Last Samurai”, p.48, New Directions Publishing

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• La crítica típica hace que un Teletubby parezca un tigre dientes de sable. Se puede economizar leyendo en línea en lugar de despilfarrar 4,95 dólares, sí, pero lo único que se consigue es que la gente pusilánimemente haga "Favorito", "Me gusta" y "Amigo". ¿Por qué no hay un botón de odio? ¿Por qué?

  Helen DeWitt

  Hate, Reading, People

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• Si no te gusta un idioma, puedes escribir el tuyo propio.

  Helen DeWitt

  Writing, Language, Write Your Own

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• There are people who think contraception is immoral because the object of copulation is procreation. In a similar way there are people who think the only reason to read a book is to write a book.

  Helen DeWitt

  Libro, Escritura, Pensamiento

  Helen DeWitt (2016). “The Last Samurai”, p.18, New Directions Publishing

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• I didn't want to go to sleep knowing I would just wake up in the morning.

  Helen DeWitt

  Morning, Sleep, Knowing

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• Una vez leí en alguna parte que Sean Connery dejó la escuela a los 13 años y más tarde se dedicó a leer a Proust y Finnegans Wake, y sigo esperando encontrarme en el tren con un entusiasta que haya dejado la escuela, el tipo de persona que sólo lee algo porque es maravilloso (y por eso odiaba la escuela). Desgraciadamente, los egresados entusiastas están todos ocupados en sus propios asuntos.

  Helen DeWitt

  School, Age, Proust

  Helen DeWitt (2016). “The Last Samurai”, p.61, New Directions Publishing

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• There are people who think death a fate worse than boredom.

  Helen DeWitt

  Destino, Pensamiento, Gente

  "The Last Samurai". Book by Helen DeWitt, 2016.

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• The writer who is literally an addict, the writer who can't help himself, the writer who HAS to write, can never be anything but an amateur, because the industry requires the professional to put writing on hold not just for a day or two, or a week, but for years.

  Helen DeWitt

  Writing, Years, Two

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