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Anita Brookner Quotes

If I were happy, married with six children, I wouldn't be writing. And I doubt if I should want to.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: historian
Nationality: english
Birth: July 16, 1938

Topics

Children Happy Writing Doubt Want

When I was growing up, Sunday lunch was my favorite time as a child. We would have a big Sunday English meal, and we would argue about things.

Time Child Growing Up Lunch Sunday

I tried, after I wrote 'Twilight,' to read 'The Historian,' because it was the big thing that summer. But I can't read other people's vampires. If it's too close, I get upset; if it's too far away, I get upset. It just makes me very neurotic.

Stephenie Meyer

People Me Summer Far Away Upset Big

Of course, you can't teach songwriting. You can only encourage people to do it and help them to sort out for themselves what they want to achieve, and get a list of exercises together that improves the craft and gives them more access to the craft of writing good songs.

Good Together People Writing Help

As you stopped to say hello, oh, you wished me well, you couldn't tell that I'd been crying over you.

Me You Say Hello Over Tell

Should a girl like me, in whom the milk of human kindness flows copiously for everyone, from protein-shy Hottentots to the glandular obese, actually aim a few swift boots at the prone form of Sen. Phil Gramm? Nah. But it's tempting.

Kindness Girl Me Boots Aim Milk

I don't even watch my own fights. If it's not someone from my team or someone I like, I guarantee you that I'll go to the movies with my family instead.

Family Team Someone You Go Movies

All my brothers have my father's voice.

Dennis Haysbert

Father Voice Brothers

I'm country to the bone.

We come from a sensory-overload culture, and so we wonder if one guy on drums and one guy dancing around is enough. Adding guys was something we always were curious about. We decided for this run specifically to stay a two-piece. In the future, we definitely could add members.

Future Culture Curious Enough Wonder

The bottom line is that everyone thinks differently.

Everyone Line Bottom Differently

I don't watch many comic-book movies. But I loved 'Sin City.'

Marjane Satrapi

City Loved Sin Movies Watch Many

A mother should never be blamed for working.

Mother Never Working Should Blamed

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