Ann Patchett Quotes

You see an absolutely brilliant film later, as an adult, and you walk out thinking about what to have for dinner. Whereas something like Jaws winds up having a huge effect on me. If only my parents had been taking me to Kurosawa films when I was eight, but no.

Ann Patchett

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 2, 1963

Topics

WalkParentsMeDinnerThinkingYou

I always accessorize with jewelry. I am a bit of a magpie; I love sparkles, and so wearing jewelry makes me feel more exciting and confident, too!

Amber Le Bon

LoveI AmMeJewelryConfidentFeel

I will do whatever it takes to win a football match.

Stuart Pearce

FootballWinWillWhateverMatch

We might be workers, but we are not happy go-lucky jungle bunnies.

Slick Rick

HappyJungleWorkersMight

Your basic, well-made novel by Ian McEwan or Jonathan Franzen just bores me silly.

David Shields

MeSillyJustYourBasicNovel

Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.

Confucius

PeopleGoExampleYourBefore

Let me speak for myself: I think I wanted to see people who looked like me on TV. I wanted to see people who had similar experiences as I had, growing up. There was nobody on television when I was a teenager who I could relate to.

Wilson Cruz

MyselfPeopleMeGrowing UpThink

It never occurs to me that acting with a superstar is something to worry about. I figure the bigger the better because more will be demanded of me.

Peter Riegert

MeBetterWorryActingWillNever

I've got these two wonderful people who run my web site and put me on Facebook. They didn't even ask me. I'm very appreciative of it.

Shelley Berman

PeopleMeRunAskWonderful People

I got a fan letter on the back of a prison menu. And I remember thinking, 'Well, they get pie. It's not so bad. They get pie on the weekends.' I want to say blueberry and also a Boston cream pie. Not so bad.

Tina Fey

PrisonThinkingRememberBadBack

I know when I wear a Led Zeppelin shirt, I am happy to put that Led Zeppelin shirt on. It's not, 'Well, they kind of suck.'

Nikki Sixx

I AmHappyI Am HappyKnowKind

I look like the man in the moon.

Martin Freeman

ManMoonLookLike

Learning carries within itself certain dangers because out of necessity one has to learn from one's enemies.

Leon Trotsky

LearningLearnEnemiesOutWithin

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