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We must remember that all these things, the nuances, the anomalies, the subtleties, which we assume only accessorize our days are in fact here for a much larger and nobler cause. They are here to save our lives.
Emma Thompson
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Emma Thompson
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: April 15
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Just write. It doesn't matter what you write. Just sit at your desk and write.
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Don't ever go on a diet. Just don't. Walk away. Diets are the spawn of Satan.
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Marianne Dashwood looks at gray skies and sees blue. That's all very well, and it's not something you ever want entirely to lose. But you must lose a little of it otherwise you're going to get wet.
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My worst quality is impatience.
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Well, I met Sandy Bullock at an awards thing a couple years ago, and she said to me, “If I were gay, you’d be the one.” I said, “I’m there!”
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