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Jesmyn Ward Quotes

I've always used Southern rappers in epigraphs for my novels. For 'Sing, Unburied, Sing,' I wanted to use Big K.R.I.T. - because I have so much respect for the lyrical depth of their music.

Jesmyn Ward

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american

Topics

Music Respect Always Big Depth Used

I seem to be thinking rationally again in the style that is characteristic of scientists. However, this is not entirely a matter of joy, as if someone returned from physical disability to good physical health. One aspect of this is that rationality of thought imposes a limit on a person's concept of his relation to the cosmos.

John Forbes Nash, Jr.

Good Health Style Joy Thinking

Selling out is when you do something that you don't naturally want to do.

Robert Glasper

You Selling Want Out Something

To reflect is to disturb one's thoughts.

Jean Rostand

Thoughts Reflect Disturb

I saw some musicals at dinner theaters where I grew up. But I didn't go to a big theater to see one until probably after I graduated from high school when I took myself to see 'Tommy' when it was on tour. I absolutely loved it.

Amy Adams

Myself School Dinner High School Go

I am pro-death penalty, but not an enthusiastic death-penalty person. I think there's a place for it, that it should serve as a deterrent.

Steve Largent

I Am Think Place Person Serve Am

My attitude is, if someone's going to criticize me, tell me to my face.

Simon Cowell

Attitude Me Face Someone Tell Going

You've got to catch the ball.

Rob Gronkowski

You Ball Catch Got

I'm fascinated by how much we, as women, have to subjugate and hide ourselves in order to get on in the world.

Minnie Driver

Women World Hide Order Get Much

I was the class clown, you know, that kind of thing, and I gathered around me a group of guys who also were silly. I was in all the plays and everything. But I don't know, at that time show businesses looked like the moon, you know, it was so far away. I wanted to be a radio announcer.

Dick Van Dyke

Time Me Moon Silly You Far Away

The commendable conduct of man is shown by his discriminate treatment of merits and sympathetic regard for pleasure and pain, profit and loss of others. The contrary course is reprehensible.

Dayananda Saraswati

Man Pain Loss Profit Others Course

Everyone around me is so strict about keeping me grounded.

Chloe Grace Moretz

Me Everyone Grounded Around Strict

Kanye West - he's all over the place, and I think he defines what an artist is because none of his work is the same, and he's into what he's into.

Chris Bosh

Work Think Artist Place Same Over