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John D'Agata Quotes

The primary goal of the so-called nonfiction text is to relay the facts of an event - the facts about a person, the facts of history - which is not why I turned to this genre.

John D'Agata

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: 1975

Topics

History Facts Goal Person Why Text

I try to make sure that I make music that can stand the test of time.

Mayer Hawthorne

Music Time Stand Test Try Sure

After my spacewalks, I am quite exhilarated but also tired, similar to a workout on Planet Earth.

John M. Grunsfeld

I Am Tired Earth Planet Planet Earth

We suspect Dr. Clutterbuck's sense of hearing must be injured: for him the 'ear trumpet' magnifies but distorts sound, rendering it less distinct than before.

Robert James Graves

Sound Him Hearing Trumpet Sense Ear

Goethe died in 1832. As you know, Goethe was very active in science. In fact, he did some very good scientific work in plant morphology and mineralogy. But he was quite bitter at the way in which many scientists refused to grant him a hearing because he was a poet and therefore, they felt, he couldn't be serious.

Stephen Jay Gould

Work Good Science Plant You Know

I love Mozart, but I often make a terrible hash of it.

Simon Rattle

Love Terrible Make Often Hash

When everything is coming your way, you're probably in the wrong lane.

Tom Snyder

You Wrong Way Lane Everything Your

Millennials aren't buying cars anymore. They don't want to drive. They don't want to own these cars. They don't want that inconvenience.

Travis Kalanick

Drive Want Millennials Own Buying

Drag is there to remind culture not to take itself too seriously. All of this is illusion.

RuPaul

Culture Illusion Seriously Take Drag

I need to get better as a player, I need to get fitter, and I need to get better on the mental side. It's exciting for me, because there's so much I could do better. I don't feel like I've really maxed out any shot. People talk about my serve, but I think that can even get better.

Milos Raonic

People Me Think Better Feel Talk

We are engaging with so many art forms at once in the 21st century, but we're presented with them in a way that is so isolated.

Doug Aitken

Art Way 21st Century Century Once

I've always been so interested in both the visual beauty of mollusks and the tactile feel of them. As a kid, I collected them all the time.

Anthony Doerr

Beauty Time Feel Kid Always Been

Apparently when I went to school, I had a Glasgow accent.

Annalena McAfee

School Accent Glasgow Had Apparently