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Realism is a bad word. In a sense everything is...

Realism is a bad word. In a sense everything is realistic. I see no line between the imaginary and the real.

Quote by Federico Fellini about word, common sense, sense, bad luck, real estate, bad

Magical realism is based on magical magic, that is, the happening of things that cannot be explained by the characters and are not explained by the author.

Quote by Lynn Abbey about magic, things

Hollywood always wanted me to be pretty, but I fought for...

Hollywood always wanted me to be pretty, but I fought for realism.

Quote by Bette Davis about irony

The situation of the Old Left was the theory of Socialist Realism, it seemed pointless to argue. We stayed carefully away from people who wrote for the New Masses.

Quote by George Oppen about pointless, old, olderness, people

Reviewers said Ghost Country was rich, astonishing and affecting in the way it blended comedy, magic, and a gritty urban realism in a breathtaking ride along Chicago's mean streets.

Quote by Sara Paretsky about comedy, wealth, magic, country

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