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There's no law against asking...

There's no law against asking strangers about their lives and feelings, although sometimes it really feels like there is.

Miranda July 122 quotes

I just happen to be from the ...

I just happen to be from the generation that, like a lot of my older friends, started out writing letters.

Miranda July 122 quotes

The moment I feel pressure to...

The moment I feel pressure to read a book, I instinctively rebel against it - which is probably one reason I didn't last long in college.

Miranda July 122 quotes

I prefer a great novel, but m...

I prefer a great novel, but many novels come with a bunch of novel-y writerliness that feels sort of macho to me, so I do end up reading lots of shorter things.

Miranda July 122 quotes

I know I'm going to lose a lo...

I know I'm going to lose a lot of readers over this, and I don't care: 'Garfield' is overrated. I have always felt this, even as a child. That dumb man and his dumb, mean cat have gotten more of our attention than they deserve.

Miranda July 122 quotes

I eat an egg every morning, a...

I eat an egg every morning, and when I'm done, I almost always have the thought: 'There. Now even if I'm captured and starved, I'll be able to live off the protein of that egg for a while.'

Miranda July 122 quotes

When I write, I wear earplugs...

When I write, I wear earplugs. I don't want to be self-conscious. I don't want to be thinking about the fact that I'm thinking about it. I just want to be in it. It's one element of hypnosis.

Miranda July 122 quotes

I've been using the same 'I C...

I've been using the same 'I Ching' since I was teenager when it was given to me by a fellow teenager; it seems too late to change now. I don't use it often, but when I do, it really does help. You can fool yourself, but not the 'I Ching.'

Miranda July 122 quotes

My job is to have new ideas a...

My job is to have new ideas and take risks every day, so I'm always looking forward to the next thing being done or making the next thing that I haven't yet gotten to. That's sort of the constant in my life.

Miranda July 122 quotes

There was nothing in this wor...

There was nothing in this world that was not a con, suddenly I understood this. Nothing really mattered, and nothing could be lost.

Miranda July 122 quotes

You always feel like you are ...

You always feel like you are the only one in the world, like everyone else is crazy for each other, but it's not true. Generally, people don't like each other very much. And that goes for friends, too.

Miranda July 122 quotes

The idea that you might end u...

The idea that you might end up in a job that doesn't allow you to be who you are, over the course of a lifetime, is still one of the most chilling nightmares to me. It's a good metaphor for fears I have about losing my soul in some accidental, mundane way. So, to me, these jobs that my characters have are very loaded. They immediately suggest a complex character to me, a woman who is, say, a secretary, but also a vigilante on behalf of her own soul.

Miranda July 122 quotes

Most great filmmakers are goo...

Most great filmmakers are good at place. Like how people say, like, "The city itself is a character in the movie," you know? I'm so interior. I always forget there's such a thing as an exterior wide shot, where you can see where someone is. As opposed to just: how can we show what this person is thinking, in an abstract way that is felt?

Miranda July 122 quotes

People tend to stick to their...

People tend to stick to their own size group because it's easier on the neck. Unless they are romantically involved, in which case the size difference is sexy. It means: I am willing to go the distance for you.

Miranda July 122 quotes

I laughed and said, Life is e...

I laughed and said, Life is easy. What I meant was, Life is easy with you here, and when you leave, it will be hard again.

Miranda July 122 quotes

It is terrible to have to ask...

It is terrible to have to ask for anything ever. We wish we were something that needed nothing, like paint. But even paint needs repainting.

Miranda July 122 quotes

I moved his hair out of his f...

I moved his hair out of his face. I put my hand under his nose and felt gentle, even breaths. I pressed my lips against his ear and whispered again, It’s not your fault. Perhaps this was really the only thing I had ever wanted to say to anyone, and be told.

Miranda July 122 quotes

My earliest memory is aged th...

My earliest memory is aged three, seeing sunlight on water and feeling it was really magical.

Miranda July 122 quotes

I eat an egg every morning, a...

I eat an egg every morning, and when I'm done, I almost always have the thought: There. Now even if I'm captured and starved, I'll be able to live off the protein of that egg for a while.

Miranda July 122 quotes

I wondered if i would spend t...

I wondered if i would spend the rest of my life inventing complicated ways to depress myself.

Miranda July 122 quotes

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