Jess Walter Quotes

The first seven years that I wrote fiction, I sent out stories and a novel and made a total of $25.

Jess Walter

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 20, 1965

Topics

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My hair is my protection.

Jessica White

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Abortion and racism are both symptoms of a fundamental human error. The error is thinking that when someone stands in the way of our wants, we can justify getting that person out of our lives. Abortion and racism stem from the same poisonous root, selfishness.

Alveda King

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I just really strongly promote pushing against this culture of perfection. I mean, I'm sorry, for me, Spanx don't feel good. I've tried one of those waist-trainer things on - that hurt like the bejesus.

Tracee Ellis Ross

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I don't really distinguish between sympathy and honesty when I'm writing. The two go together - I'm interested in inhabiting my characters, seeing the world through their eyes.

Tom Perrotta

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Donald Trump, you don't stand for our values.

Tom Perez

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The reason I'm a writer is to understand other people and myself more. The reason I'm a writer is to dramatize stories about human beings so that it improves my life. So that's a very selfish thing.

Mike O'Malley

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I love the urgency of what we do. I like the battles that take place, the jousting.

Mike Wallace

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Not exactly what the world was looking for, a musical on 'Don Quixote.' It was required reading in high school.

Mitch Leigh

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The idea of going off to an office every day and 'putting on my art hat' doesn't appeal.

Cornelia Parker

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When I get onto the pitch, I block out everything around it, and I really focus on the pitch.

Anthony Martial

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Voice acting is very interesting, I've done several animated projects, and you have to make the voice reflect the character and try and do as much with a word as you can with a look in a live-action film.

William Shatner

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So I think ethics is the broader thing that's less focused on prohibitions and is more perhaps looking at principles and questions and ideas about how to live your life.

Peter Singer

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