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Joan Didion - Bilingual quotes that celebrate the beauty of language, showcasing meaningful expressions in two unique perspectives.

Joan Didion was a renowned American author known for her insightful essays and novels that often explored the complexities of American life, culture, and identity. She gained prominence in the 1960s and 70s with her distinctive prose style and acute observations. Her works frequently blend personal narratives with broader societal issues, making them both deeply personal and widely relatable. Throughout her career, Didion tackled various themes including grief, politics, and the disintegration of the American dream. Her book "Slouching Towards Bethlehem" is a significant collection of essays that captures the cultural upheaval during the 1960s. Additionally, her memoirs, such as "The Year of Magical Thinking," reflect on her experiences with loss and mourning, showcasing her ability to convey profound emotions with clarity and depth. Didion's writing is characterized by its lyrical quality, sharp wit, and a keen eye for detail. She has left a lasting legacy in literature, influencing numerous writers who admire her ability to weave personal and political narratives. Her work continues to resonate, offering insights into the human experience and the tumultuous landscape of contemporary America.

Joan Didion was a celebrated American author known for her compelling essays and insightful novels.

She gained recognition for her exploration of themes like grief and the American dream, with works such as "Slouching Towards Bethlehem" and "The Year of Magical Thinking."

Her legacy in literature endures, as she has influenced many writers with her unique style and acute observations of society.

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Taffy. He thinks about taffy. He thinks it would take his teeth out now, but he would eat it anyhow, if it meant eating it with her.

All our human endeavours are like that, she reflected, and it is only because we are too ignorant to realize it, or are too forgetful to remember it, that we have the confidence to build something that is meant to last.

by Alexander McCall Smith

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by Alexander McCall Smith

In fact, none of us knows how he ever managed to get his LLB in the first place. Maybe they're putting law degrees in cornflakes boxes these days.

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Look, if you say that science will eventually prove there is no God, on that I must differ. No matter how small they take it back, to a tadpole, to an atom, there is always something they can't explain, something that created it all at the end of the search. And no matter how far they try to go the other way – to extend life, play around with the genes, clone this, clone that, live to one hundred and fifty – at some point, life is over. And then what happens? When the life comes to an end? I shrugged. You see? He leaned back. He smiled. When you come to the end, that's where God begins.

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we get so many lives between birth and death. A life to be a child. A life to come of age. A life to wander, to settle, to fall in love, to parent, to test our promise, to realize our mortality-and, in some lucky cases, to do something after that realization.

Where there's bluster, thinks Luisa, there's duplicity

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