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The sharecropper may lower his eyes, but not because he's less of a man. That's just a condition of society that such things exist. ↗

— Ernest Gaines

#condition #exist #eyes #his #just

Today I must write a paragraph or a page better than I did yesterday. ↗

— Ernest Gaines

#did #i #must #page #paragraph

What I miss today more than anything else - I don't go to church as much anymore - but that old-time religion, that old singing, that old praying which I love so much. That is the great strength of my being, of my writing. ↗

— Ernest Gaines

#anything #being #church #else #go

Girls can wear jeans, cut their hair short, wear shirts and boots, 'cause it's okay to be a boy, but for a boy to look like a girl is degrading. ↗

— Charlotte Gainsbourg

#boy #cause #cut #degrading #girl

It's more than a job. It's very personal, so when you're hurt, you're really hurt inside. ↗

— Charlotte Gainsbourg

#inside #job #more #personal #really

Everyone gets the feeling that they know you and they know your life, and I felt really embarrassed by that. ↗

— Charlotte Gainsbourg

#everyone #feeling #felt #gets #i

I couldn't do anything else, I enjoy it so much. But I find it tough. ↗

— Charlotte Gainsbourg

#else #enjoy #find #i #much

I found it very difficult to explain to someone why you did a film. It's not like having a conversation. ↗

— Charlotte Gainsbourg

#did #difficult #explain #film #found

I thought people would ask me really personal questions because I've shown more of myself, but it's a comedy, and people understand that it's a game we play. ↗

— Charlotte Gainsbourg

#because #comedy #game #i #me

I was putting all those pressures on myself. ↗

— Charlotte Gainsbourg

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