32 Quotes by Maltese authors

Rooted in limestone and sea-spray, Maltese sayings speak with dry wit and sturdy tenderness. They prize għaqal over bluster, a ready smile over complaint, and a faith that rubs shoulders with mischief. Village bells and the festa drumbeat echo through proverbs about hunger, honor, and the stubborn Grigal wind. You’ll hear family first, neighbors close, luck tested, toil praised, and fate bargained with. Arabic lilt meets Mediterranean lyric, crafting lines that bless, tease, warn, and comfort in the same breath.

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"It became clear to me that I had to push it toward a more representational way of drawing"

Joe Sacco, Journalist

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"Self-care is not a luxury; it's a necessity. Taking care of yourself is the foundation for taking care of everything else in your life"

Emma Heming Willis, Actress

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"Robert Crumb is an influence on how I draw, but not on the subject matter I take or my approach. One thing I do like about Crumb is that he's chronicled his age, his times, and I think that is what artists should do"

Joe Sacco, Journalist

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"My guide had a copy of Palestine on my last trip to Gaza. He'd bring it out and show people what I was trying to do. That usually went over pretty well"

Joe Sacco, Journalist

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"I'm not a good tourist, I don't like tourism"

Joe Sacco, Journalist

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"And, in some ways I like traveling, in other ways I'm sort of fed up by the whole notion"

Joe Sacco, Journalist

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"And I think I find, I know a lot of people around, in different cities, and so it's not - it might sound strange - but it's not that hard to say good-bye, because I know there's other people where I'm going. I can sort of fit in in a lot of places"

Joe Sacco, Journalist

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"Oh, it's essential. I mean, you have to - if I'm writing about the Middle East, I have to go there, and if possible, stay long enough to get a real feeling for what's going on"

Joe Sacco, Journalist

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"With comics you can put interesting and solid information in a format that's pretty palatable"

Joe Sacco, Journalist

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"I'd much rather hang out in a cafe. That's where things are really happening"

Joe Sacco, Journalist

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"It's a visual world and people respond to visuals"

Joe Sacco, Journalist

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"I try to ask visual questions. I'll ask what someone was wearing, if that seems relevant. If possible, I'll walk over the same ground that they're depicting. Of course, I can never get it precisely as it was"

Joe Sacco, Journalist

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"I think any journalist who spends time in a place realizes that there are lots of stories around beyond their primary story. You meet so many interesting people and have all kinds of experiences"

Joe Sacco, Journalist

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"I don't like just traveling in for a short time. I've done that before, because sometimes you work for magazines and they have a budget, and if you're working for them, they want something by a certain time"

Joe Sacco, Journalist

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"Of course, I'm drawn to a place like Iraq because It's the biggest story of our generation"

Joe Sacco, Journalist

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"I will interview bigwigs if I get the chance, but you are seldom surprised by people in power - you've got to get awfully damn close to get anything new"

Joe Sacco, Journalist

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"There's probably one more story about Bosnia that I'd like to do, because I spent a fair amount of time on the Serb side of the lines, which isn't apparent in the other books"

Joe Sacco, Journalist

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"When I was there, something clicked in my head; I found myself interviewing people, searching out facts and figures. Later on I became much more self-conscious of what I was doing"

Joe Sacco, Journalist

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"I'd rather go to a place and spend a couple of months, get to know it, get to know the people"

Joe Sacco, Journalist

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"I think I'm generally a good listener anyway"

Joe Sacco, Journalist

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"I don't often go to a place just to check out all the cultural sites of a city"

Joe Sacco, Journalist

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"When I went to Bosnia, I was there to tell someone else's story and I was more methodical"

Joe Sacco, Journalist

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"I tried to draw people more realistically, but the figure I neglected to update was myself"

Joe Sacco, Journalist

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"Comparison is the thief of joy. We're all on our own path, and it's important to focus on our own progress and not worry about what others are doing"

Emma Heming Willis, Actress

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"There's no such thing as a perfect life, but there are moments of perfect happiness. And those moments make everything else worth it"

Emma Heming Willis, Actress

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"True beauty comes from within. When you're happy and confident, that radiates outwards and makes you shine"

Emma Heming Willis, Actress

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"Being a parent is the most rewarding, challenging, and humbling experience I've ever had. But it's also taught me so much about myself and about life"

Emma Heming Willis, Actress

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"My biggest hope for my daughters is that they grow up to be confident, kind, and compassionate women"

Emma Heming Willis, Actress

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"We're all a work in progress. Nobody's perfect, and we all have our own insecurities"

Emma Heming Willis, Actress

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"Life is short, and we never know what's around the corner. So it's important to appreciate the good moments and learn from the bad ones"

Emma Heming Willis, Actress

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"I believe that everything happens for a reason, even if we don't understand it at the time. So it's important to trust the journey and have faith that things will work out in the end"

Emma Heming Willis, Actress

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"I think it's important to have hobbies and things that make you happy outside of your career and your family. It keeps you balanced"

Emma Heming Willis, Actress

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