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Patricia Highsmith quotes about people

American Novelist January 19, 1921 – February 4, 1995

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He loved possessions, not masses of them, but a select few that he did not part with. They gave a man self-respect. Not ostentation but quality, and the love that cherished the quality. Possessions reminded him that he existed, and made him enjoy his existence. It was as simple as that. And wasn't that worth something? He existed. Not many people in the world knew how to, even if they had the money. It really didn't take money, masses of money, it took a certain security. Patricia Highsmith
This is what I like, sitting at a table and watching people go by. It does something to your outlook on life. The Anglo-Saxons make a great mistake not staring at people from a sidewalk table. Patricia Highsmith
Then Carol slipped her arm under her neck, and all the length of their bodies touched fitting as if something had prearranged it. Happiness was like a green vine spreading through her, stretching fine tendrils, bearing flowers through her flesh. She had a vision of a pale white flower, shimmering as if seen in darkness, or through water. Why did people talk of heaven, she wondered Patricia Highsmith
Patricia Highsmith quote: "If people have bought something of mine, they know by now that..."
If people have bought something of mine, they know by now that I will decline writing it for the movies. Patricia Highsmith
He liked the fact that Venice had no cars. It made the city human. The streets were like veins, he thought, and the people were the blood, circulating everywhere. Patricia Highsmith
Patricia Highsmith quote: "My imagination functions much better when I don't have to..."
My imagination functions much better when I don't have to speak to people. Patricia Highsmith

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