Jhumpa Lahiri Quotes

When I write a book, characters come to life for me somewhere at the back of my head. I strive to make them flesh and blood in an abstract way, in words.

Jhumpa Lahiri

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LifeWordsMeBookBackWay

I have instincts.

Robert M. Gates

Instincts

Sometimes you try to change, and you go backwards.

Jeff Van Gundy

ChangeYouGoSometimesTry

I had to work to eat. I couldn't even complete a basic elementary education.

Angel Cabrera

WorkEducationEatCompleteBasic

I can't belong to groups. I've tried. I behave normally, but people don't look at me normally.

Jeanne Moreau

PeopleMeLookBehaveBelongTried

Other artists, they write 13 songs, and hopefully one or two of them are successful singles. And the other 11, for the most part, are filler.

Michael Buble

WriteTwoSuccessfulArtistsSongs

Hip-hop and electronic music are so similar, in the fact that they're both very visceral, have so much bass; a lot of times, it's the same tempos. The culture and some of the sound design is different but a lot of times, it's the same stuff.

Skrillex

MusicCultureDesignHip-HopSound

Whether it's learning to hit a backhand in tennis, learning high school chemistry, or getting better at ski racing, I really believe with hard work and analytic preparation, you can skip a few steps and find the faster way.

Mikaela Shiffrin

WorkHard WorkLearningSchool

I think we are looked upon as a veteran band.

Lou Gramm

ThinkBandI ThinkVeteranLooked

I thought that that mission and the mission of taking care of those soldiers were my priorities, and I stand by the same today. There wasn't a lot of support for those soldiers.

Janis Karpinski

TodaySupportThoughtCareStand

I drink tons of water, because with the entire running around you can get dehydrated.

Jasmine Tookes

WaterYouDrinkBecauseGetAround

There are always different roles and questions to be asked about certain characters.

Dennis Haysbert

QuestionsAlwaysDifferentRoles

Even the people who come our way look upon us in amazement, that we run only for the healing of Mother Earth.

Dennis Banks

MotherHealingPeopleLookEarthUs

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