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One of the most oft-quoted records of the siege, scribbled in pencil over the pages of a pocket address book, is that kept by twelve-year-old Tanya Savicheva: 28 December 1941 at 12.30 a.m. – Zhenya died. 25 January 1942 at 3 p.m. – Granny died. 17 March at 5 a.m. – Lyoka died. 13 April at 2 a.m. – Uncle Vasya died. 10 May at 4 p.m. – Uncle Lyosha died. 13 May at 7.30 a.m. – Mama died. The Savichevs are dead. Everyone is dead. Only Tanya is left.


Anna Reid


#siege #starvation #war #wwii #death

Two-thirds of American movies are extensions of commercials — they tell you how to feel and they tell you how to think — rather than letting you figure it out on your own," said Arkin, who has been acting since the 1960s and won the supporting actor Oscar for "Little Miss Sunshine." "Ben treats the audience like adults. He doesn't shove you into endless close-ups, and the music doesn't tell you what's going to happen next, which is something I hate in American movies.


Alan Arkin


#argo #arkin #cia #lester #matt-damon

I'm currently working on a Mind Siege for youth.


Tim LaHaye


#i #mind #siege #working #youth

We remain essentially a nation under siege.


Theodore C. Sorensen


#nation #remain #siege #under

People under siege turn to us in complete frustration and I get a chance to go in when it's do or die.


Curtis Sliwa


#complete #die #frustration #get #go

Actors want to impress at the beginning, so you take advantage of that by suddenly saying, 'Right, you're here for two weeks.' What you're doing is creating a siege mentality.


Danny Boyle


#beginning #creating #doing #here #impress