John Jeremiah Sullivan Quotes

Ireland starts for me with the end of 'The Dead,' which my father read to me from his desk in his basement office in New Albany, Ind.

John Jeremiah Sullivan

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FatherMeEndDeskNewOffice

In Eastern culture, people see ghosts, people talk about ghosts... it's just accepted. And in Western culture it's just not.

Jessica Alba

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I'm a total petrolhead. My three brothers and I used to ride scrambling bikes in the field near where we lived. We all liked cars. I've always loved the smell of an engine.

Jennifer Saunders

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I used to be a huge collector, and my big thing was stickers.

Jenny Lewis

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God is a God of systems and predictability and order, and God honors planning.

Andy Stanley

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I'm not 100% sure 'Rebecca' qualifies as a thriller, given it's three parts screwed-up love story and two parts ghost-story-without-a-ghost, but the mystery at the heart of the novel is what happened to Maxim's first wife, the eponymous Rebecca, and it's unravelled with the pacing and finesse of the finest psychological thrillers out there.

Ruth Ware

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There's something about most phobias where there's a tiny, tiny corner where you think this really actually could happen.

Roz Chast

ThinkYouHappenCornerSomething

For me the stunts are so cool, they're one of my favourite things when we're doing the film.

Rupert Grint

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I went to drama school, where you learn to clown around a bit. You're walking around in leotards every day for three years, and you're taught clowning and mask work.

Michaela Coel

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I do virtually nothing except my work. No hobbies.

Milton Glaser

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The game is getting younger and the game is getting better. It has to do with Tiger and Phil, largely, inspiring everybody and brought a lot more youth into the game of golf.

Jordan Spieth

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People have asked me why are Australians and Brits so good at American accents, and it's quite simple. We grew up listening to the American sound on our TV. That's why American actors have a hard time with foreign accents.

Dominic Purcell

GoodTimeSimplePeopleMeAmerican

I've gone from a kid who was sneaking out of my childhood house and lying to my parents to do shows in a community theatre in Reading, PA, to now having two shows on Broadway opening within two months of each other. That's sort of crazy, that trajectory.

Douglas Carter Beane

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