Jennifer Egan Quotes

If I'm doing something I know I can pull off, then that's not the book I should be writing.

Jennifer Egan

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WritingBookDoingI CanKnowOff

Once I got to the U.S., and I realized we weren't going to go back to Britain, I was ready to commit to starting a bigger life here.

Joanna Coles

LifeBackReadyGoStartingBigger

Greed can't again lead the way. We've taken that route before with terrible consequences for this nation and its people.

Johanna Siguroardottir

PeopleGreedConsequencesWayNation

What we showed you was you can have analytic reasoning that can be passionate.

John J. McLaughlin

YouPassionateReasoningAnalytic

I have been lucky with writers. None have been real trouble. Some I never met. Some I meet only after the book is finished, and some, the easiest to get along with, are the dead ones. Most become friends.

Michael Foreman

BookFriendsTroubleMeetBecome

To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances. We must try. I didn't always know this, and am happy I lived long enough to find it out.

Roger Ebert

HealthJoyHappyWorldProblems

I feel like 'Power Rangers' as just a franchise and as a message in itself is taking down the barrier of putting a certain look to a certain thing, right?

RJ Cyler

PowerFeelLookDownRightJust

Every morning, I'm visited by hummingbirds. I think it's nice, but maybe they're planning an attack?

Rutina Wesley

MorningPlanningThinkNiceAttack

You have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn't work, don't buy it.

Mitch Albom

WorkCultureBe StrongStrongEnough

There were absolutely circumstances where Sallie Mae was working hand-in-hand with for-profit schools and other schools in offering and putting students into risky expensive subprime loans.

Lisa Madigan

CircumstancesExpensiveStudents

I've always loved the English language. I just like words, you know?

Little Simz

WordsLanguageLovedYouKnowJust

Suddenly I've got an overwhelming desire to surround myself with the aura of classical and Romantic art.

Sylvester Stallone

ArtMyselfRomanticDesireAuraGot

When I was 17, my mum thought it would be a good idea to compete in a modeling television show. It was hard for me to book jobs in Australia at this time, being that my look was so different. Even though I didn't win, I was given a modeling contract with New York Models, so I flew to New York as soon as the show was finished.

Shanina Shaik

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