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Jhumpa Lahiri Quotes

I feel as though I've gotten to a point where I don't really want to set a book in any real place ever again.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: July 11, 1967

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Book Feel Place Want Real Point

I feel a lot of pressure when I'm writing because I know, you know, if they looked at a synopsis of the book, what they read could only confirm all the stereotypes that they have about us and about people like us.

People Writing Book Pressure You Us

Villains are meant to be hated.

Johanna Lindsey

Meant To Be Hated Villains Meant

The first core value we have is that everyone deserves a Cinderella experience. And I have experienced a Cinderella experience. And I really believe that most people who've come to Rent the Runway have had a Cinderella experience.

Experience Value People Believe Rent

I think of a piece, and then people who are competent fabricate it. But lately I've started finger painting, which probably should be a joke but isn't!

People Painting Think Joke Started

After 'Chen Zhen,' I wanted to make an emotional, touching story.

Story Emotional Make Wanted After

Bitcoin is probably the most portable money in the history of the world. I can download any amount onto a thumb drive and walk across any border without any problems. Or, I could commit to memory a line of code that I can then input into the network and save or spend Bitcoins.

History Money Walk Memory World

I want to be like Ford Madox Ford. I want to be talking to somebody across a fire, and I want him to join me and listen to me, and if he is fidgeting in his chair, I know I am not doing my job. I am a storyteller, and I know most people like a story.

Fire Job I Am People Me Story

Zombie books were going to be my passion projects, but certainly not pay the bills. I thought I was going to have to get a real job on a sitcom or something, and have my zombie books to remind myself I was still a writer at heart. I never thought I could actually pay my bills and write what I wanted.

Passion Heart Myself Job Thought

I definitely have an appreciation for fashion.

Appreciation Fashion Definitely

Lying about anything is the cruelest thing in the world you could ever do. Be who you are. Don't try to be someone you're not. It never works.

World Someone You Lying Try Never

What can I say? I'm a book junkie.

I thought that if one wanted to be a writer, one had to write novels because I didn't know that one could be a poet.

Robin Coste Lewis

Thought Know Write Poet Because Had

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