Menna van Praag Quotes

“It’s not just the books Alba craves, it’s standing inside a place that houses millions of them. Libraries are Alba’s churches, and the university library, containing one edition of every book ever published in England, is her cathedral.”

“Living in L.A., everyone likes to mold you and change you. I don't care about fame, I don't care about being a celebrity. I know that's part of the job, but I don't feed into anyone's idea of who I should be.”

“You have to be the best of whatever you are, but successful, cool actresses come in all shapes and sizes.”

“Movies are the shadiest business in the world.”

“Oh my…!Love can be troubled somber,mournful and yet subtle and precise. Love is a chaotic thing, my dear!”

“To breathe,to breathe is nothing more than confirmation of the existence of your soulwhether you believe it or not,whether you live or cease to fight”

“I look at Jessica Alba and think she's got a great body. I think that's what women are supposed to look like.”

“To believe in nothing is as ridiculous as to believe in everything. Reason and factual evidence may convert a belief into knowledge.”

“Subjectivity is strange to Science, while Relativity is an objective part of it.”

“After all, Christmastide is the time of year for warming brandies, for assertive burgundies and meaty Medoc wines, and for gladsome whiskies. And an Islay malt: well, this is the octave of St Andrew, and you will doubtless recall that he is not only the patron saint of Alba, of Scotland, but was also a fisherman. How better to toast my favorite apostle (he being all the things I personally am not, starting with humble and self-effacing) than with the sea-salty dram of an Islay whisky?”