Andrew Sean Greer Quotes

I hadn't meant to do the pattern of publishing short stories and then a novel. I thought, 'I'm a novelist. I know it.' But you have to kind of write a lot of bad novels before you can write a good one, I think, so I did that. But meanwhile, I loved the short stories I did.

Andrew Sean Greer

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I'm the kind of person you want to kill. I had an incredibly happy childhood. I married a terrific guy when I was 23. I have great, well-adjusted kids. Sometimes my husband and I look at each other and do a little jig in the kitchen. This is the best life.

Jodi Picoult

LifeGreatBestChildhoodHappyYou

Film buffs who don't live in Hollywood have a fantasy about what it's like to be a director. Movies and the people who make movies have such glamour associated with them. But the truth is, it's not like that. It's very different. It's hard work.

John Carpenter

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Weirdly enough, I'm a macroeconomics enthusiast.

Andreja Pejic

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My attention span has never been on point - in school as well - unless I'm very, very, very into something.

Ann Makosinski

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One can find so many pains when the rain is falling.

John Steinbeck

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My name is actually Polish. It's my husband's name. Most people say 'Zaw-stak,' but it's 'Show-stack,' like you're going to a show, eating a stack of pancakes.

Stephanie Szostak

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My favorite characters that I've gotten to do are the ones that surprised me the most.

Ron Livingston

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To be happy is, I guess, the most important thing in life.

Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark

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Alchametic magic is 'How do I create something out of nothing purely through manifesting my will through power and light, which is value.' That's white magic. That's alchametic magic.

Mike Cernovich

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I speak a little Portuguese, but my daughter speaks it better than me. I always feel that Italy is my home, but it is important for my husband that we also live in France. Sometimes we live as a family all together, but as we are two working actors, sometimes we have to be apart. Sometimes I'm shooting a movie; sometimes he is.

Monica Bellucci

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My mom's a chemist, so she's pretty smart.

Lucas Till

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I unknowingly accepted impermissible benefits from my summer landlord. I look forward to moving on from this incident and to supporting my alma mater for many years to come.

Devon Cajuste

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