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Lydia Davis

I never dream in French, but certain French words seem better or more fun than English words - like 'pois chiches' for chick peas!

I never dream in French, but certain French words seem better or more fun than English words - like 'pois chiches' for chick peas!

chiches chick dream

These are some quotes by American author Lydia Davis Writer, who was born on July 15, 1947.

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I first read 'Madame Bovary' in my teens or early twenties.

I first read 'Madame Bovary' in my teens or early twenties.

Lydia Davis

bovaryearlymadame

I started writing the one-sentence stories when I was translating 'Swann's Way.' There were two reasons. I had almost no time to do my own writing, but didn't want to stop. And it was a reaction to Proust's very long sentences.

Lydia Davis

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I think I have a sense right in the beginning of how big an idea it is and how much room it needs, and, almost more importantly, how long it would sustain anybody's interest.

I think I have a sense right in the beginning of how big an idea it is and how much room it needs, and, almost more importantly, how long it would sustain anybody's interest.

Lydia Davis

beginbigidea

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I always dreamed of writing in an orchestral context. But when you finish a piece, you want to hear it. So we played everything with Phish.

I always dreamed of writing in an orchestral context. But when you finish a piece, you want to hear it. So we played everything with Phish.

Trey Anastasio

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Men often think it's the bad boys who get the hot chicks. But I'm living proof that the good guys win.

Men often think it's the bad boys who get the hot chicks. But I'm living proof that the good guys win.

Carson Daly

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