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Jennifer Egan Quotes

It's the feeling of being lifted out of my life into another world that is the thrill of writing fiction.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: September 7, 1962

Topics

Life Writing World My Life Feeling

I had the chance to be governor for eight years and I took a year to transition out and a year to transition in, so that's a decade of my life where I pursued my own ambitions and I thought it was time to rearrange my life to focus on other things.

Life Time Focus Chance Thought Year

I do not judge, I only chronicle.

John Singer Sargent

Judge Only Do Not Judge Chronicle

A poll will give you the most popular answer but not the answer that optimizes the preference of a group.

Louis B. Rosenberg

You Group Will Answer Give Most

I tell people: walk around for one month and write down three problems in your life every day. At first it's easy - you got stuck in traffic, you missed your alarm - but by the end of the month you're looking really hard to get your 90 problems. The most common things on your list are now billion-dollar businesses.

Life Walk Day People Looking End

Music is a great part of my life. It helps me relax and keep calm whenever I am not boxing.

Life Music Great I Am Me Relax

I love to work. I absolutely love to work.

Work Love Absolutely I Love

We're movers, forward thinkers, people who get things done. But the Tea Party and Republicans like Bob Dold are holding us back.

Tea People Forward Back Party Done

A large family and Democrats have a lot in common: teenagers and Democrats are always happy spending other people's money.

Family Money Happy People Always

I'm not anti-war. I served in a war, and I served proudly. But just or not, necessary or not, war is the industrial-scale slaughter of other humans.

War Just Necessary Other Humans

If I'd stayed at college I would have become a teacher.

Teacher College Become Would Stayed

Obama's a great speaker. Because of his speaking ability and his appearance, a lot of guys got on board. Being the first African American, a lot guys got on board.

Great American Appearance First Got

We should forcefully call out China whenever it violates international standards.

Out Standards China Call Should

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