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I look for two things when I am about to launch into a book. First, there has to be a dramatic arc to the story itself that will carry me, and the reader, from beginning to end. Second, the story has to weave through larger themes that can illuminate the world of the subject. ↗

— David Maraniss

#am #arc #beginning #book #carry

I don't get this whole super-skinny obsession. I really think women look more beautiful when they let their curves show. ↗

— Vanessa Marcil

#curves #get #i #look #more

Acting probably saved my life. It gave me a home and a safe place to let out all of my emotions and have it be okay. ↗

— Vanessa Marcil

#emotions #gave #home #life #me

They went into my closets looking for skeletons, but thank God, all they found were shoes, beautiful shoes. ↗

— Imelda Marcos

#closets #found #god #into #looking

You look at 2001, we were third in points and no one gave us much of a chance when the season started. We came back last year and had the same team, the same everybody and led points. ↗

— Sterling Marlin

#came #chance #everybody #gave #had

The language of prose is very different than the language of cinema, so the movie has to successfully translate what was in the book. ↗

— Yann Martel

#cinema #different #language #movie #prose

My parents grew that small business from one 18-year-old guarding a bingo to more than 125 employees in three states. And sure, there was help along the way. But my parents took the risk. They stood up. And you better believe they built it. ↗

— Susana Martinez

#believe #better #bingo #built #business

What we do should have a Canadian character. Nobody looks his best in somebody else's clothes. ↗

— Vincent Massey

#canadian #character #clothes #else #his

I always hated the part when I had to look pretty. I love that I don't have to look pretty. ↗

— Marsha Mason

#had #hated #i #i always #i love

Look, half the men who signed the Declaration of Independence were either in debt or bankrupt. The remaining half, most of them lost all their possessions. The only reason Monticello didn't get burned to the ground was that the British patrol missed the road. ↗

— Eric Massa

#british #burned #debt #declaration #either