Andre Dubus III Quotes

Most of the time I feel stupid, insensitive, mediocre, talentless and vulnerable - like I'm about to cry any second - and wrong. I've found that when that happens, it usually means I'm writing pretty well, pretty deeply, pretty rawly.

Andre Dubus III

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 11, 1936 - February 24, 1999

Topics

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When you really can't affect something, you almost don't wanna wish too hard, because it's just frustrating.

John Oates

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All speech, written or spoken, is a dead language, until it finds a willing and prepared hearer.

Robert Louis Stevenson

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There aren't a lot of ironclad rules of family life, but here's one: No matter how much your parents deny it - and here's betting they deny it a lot - they have a favorite child. And if you're a parent, so do you.

Jeffrey Kluger

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Your 30s is the time to embrace bold, zingy colour patterns and to follow trends while taking time to get used to what really suits you.

John Rocha

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I don't even read the newspaper; I don't read that crap.

Tracy Morgan

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It's a discovery of a story when I write a book, a case of inching ahead on each page and discovering what's beyond in the darkness, beyond where you're writing.

Michael Ondaatje

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A lot of people on Capitol Hill don't want to talk to me.

Michael Moore

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Anytime I was in Memphis with my dad and at the house, I was happy. That was, like, a given. It was what I lived for. And I still feel the same excitement and warmth.

Lisa Marie Presley

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By maintaining an active feedback system at every stage of a startup, founders can reduce their burn rate, increase their virality coefficient, and retain key hires.

Jay Samit

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My absolute favorite thing about working on 'Liv and Maddie' is my cast and crew. The people that I spend almost every hour of every day with. Your cast has great influence over the quality of your life, and I've been blessed with not just a cast, but a family.

Dove Cameron

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Of course, Hollywood is still making some excellent pictures which reflect the great artistry that made Hollywood famous throughout the world, but these films are exceptions, judging from box office returns and press reviews.

Pola Negri

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You know, I think that people give you back what you gave them. I try to be... as I am.

Pierfrancesco Favino

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