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Maxine Hong Kingston Quotes

Let my life as Poet begin. I want the life of the Poet. I have labored for over twelve years, one thousand pages of prose. Now, I want the easiness of poetry. The brevity of the poem.

Maxine Hong Kingston

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: October 27, 1940

Topics

Life Poetry My Life Now Want Begin

Whenever I write, I try and approach my stories from some kind of universal theme or idea or emotion.

Jeff Nichols

Kind Try Emotion Write Theme Idea

The key is taking responsibility and initiative, deciding what your life is about and prioritizing your life around the most important things.

Stephen Covey

Life Responsibility Key Initiative

I don't feel like I owe anybody other than my child and my family anything.

Solange Knowles

Family Child Feel Anything Like Owe

In Moscow I feel most comfortable. I'm used to four different seasons; it's difficult for people in London to understand. People brought up in Russia like my kids want to play in the snow.

Roman Abramovich

Snow People Feel Seasons Play Want

Light troubles speak; the weighty are struck dumb.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Light Speak Dumb Troubles Struck

I want to become a student. I want to read Chinese history and go on a dig.

Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.

History Student Go Want Become Dig

People might be surprised to know how much I throw away. For every page I publish, I throw 10 pages away.

Joyce Carol Oates

People Page Know Away Publish Throw

As a woman filmmaker in Bosnia, I have more privileges than disadvantages. I feel I can do more than my male colleagues with a motherly approach rather than a male approach.

Jasmila Zbanic

Woman Colleagues Feel I Can More

Blank House was exactly a nice empty sheet where nothing was accountable because you were so naughty that you were in Blank House.

Diane Cilento

You House Nice Nothing Naughty

Religion is compulsory in English schools, you know.

Christopher Hitchens

Religion You Know English Compulsory

We're very open and outspoken about our faith and our beliefs. We also talk about our doubts, our moments of insecurities. We talk about it all day, how we're inspired by God. We recognize little miracles every day, and that's how we're raising our daughter.

Boris Kodjoe

Daughter God Faith Day Moments Talk

Dance, theatre, etc. as art, will disappear along with the dominating 'expression' of tragedy and harmony: the movement of life itself will become harmonious.

Piet Mondrian

Life Art Dance Theatre Tragedy Will