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Maxine Hong Kingston Quotes

I've been writing since I was 7, but before that, I was orally making stories.

Maxine Hong Kingston

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Writing Been Making Stories Before

I learned a lot from my father. I'm very lucky to have a father who was a professional athlete.

Father Professional Athlete Lucky

Almost everything looks better from a distance, Long Island included.

Jerry Della Femina

Better Long Looks Distance Island

Our land-healing ministry really is about cultivating relationships: between the people, the loving stewards, and the ecology of a place, what I call the environmental umbilical that we're nurturing here.

People Environmental Loving Place

I watched my parents. My dad worked nights, and I was aware of how much he was doing for us. My mom was a Tupperware lady and also worked at the school. I always felt that I couldn't let them down. And I had a natural discipline from early on. I was always training for something.

Discipline Training School Parents

If I see a roll of Bubble Tape, a bag of Haribo Gold-Bears or a pouch of green-apple Big League Chew, I'm eleven again.

Rosecrans Baldwin

Bag Bubble See I See Big Roll

A record co. is just a vehicle for public appearances.

Appearances Just Vehicle Public

As an actor you accept that you have to publicise what you do, but as for the whole personal life thing that people sometimes choose, no, that's not for me.

Michelle Fairley

Life People Me You Choose Sometimes

I try and find a way to love every character I play.

Love Character Find Play Way Try

I really appreciate the fact that with my job I can encourage people, especially young women, and if I find something that's helpful, I like to share that knowledge.

Women Knowledge Job People Find

I'm not an activist. I'm trying to get off the whole atheist racket.

Trying Atheist Get Whole Off Racket

There's a level of immaturity to people who just can't clean up after themselves.

People Clean Up Clean Up Level Just

Portuguese is the language of my heart; it's the language of my feelings. It's the language that I feel I can express myself best in.

Heart Myself Best Language Feel

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