Joan Didion Quotes

There's a general impulse to distract the grieving person - as if you could.

Joan Didion

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 5, 1934

Topics

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I did a pilot for Fox years ago called 'Faceless,' with Sean Bean. I always thought it was such a cool show because it was really raw. I thought we were pushing it. This was back at a time before there was the 'cable standard.'

Joe Carnahan

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I think wrestling is the one that presents theater for people who want to see some theater but don't necessarily have to dress up or be quiet while they're watching.

John Darnielle

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Louis CK knows that just because a joke is using space as a resource instead of something to be crammed like a hamper, this doesn't mean a story isn't happening.

Andrea Seigel

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If there's anyone who makes you feel badly about yourself or anything that's bringing you down, you don't need it in your life. Negativity begets negativity, but positivity begets positivity.

Stephanie McMahon

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That's soccer. There are good games and others that aren't so much.

Javier Hernandez

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You go for the quality of the performance, not the longevity of it.

Don King

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My top three were Jim Brown, Wilt Chamberlain and Bo Jackson.

Dick Schaap

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'Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes' was really well done.

Christopher Miller

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I can't say I'm surprised I was successful. I was determined - and I got it.

Cilla Black

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If 'gay' is not in your vocabulary, if being gay is not an option in your world, then you're far more likely to see your kid as anything but gay.

Suzanne Brockmann

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I love folding laundry.

Timothy Morton

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You have to laugh, you have to be able to take criticism.

Tina Yothers

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