Ann Patchett Quotes

I've been writing the same book my whole life - that you're in one family, and all of a sudden, you're in another family, and it's not your choice, and you can't get out.

Ann Patchett

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LifeFamilyWritingBookYouChoice

Bringing words to life, storyboards show you things that words can't.

Joe Gebbia

LifeWordsYouThingsShowBringing

Mistakes are acceptable if they're the result of moving forward.

Andrew Yang

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I came out to my mom at the age of 14. She didn't understand it at first, but she's been very supportive since.

Andreja Pejic

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I didn't want to write a pure fantasy novel, though I love those and grew up on J. R. R. Tolkien and Ursula LeGuin.

Jeff Giles

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Music is about people for me. It's not about sounds. It's about people; it's about putting people into challenging situations. And for me, challenges are opportunities.

John Zorn

MusicPeopleMeChallengesSounds

A film set is really delicate and people treat you very very well if you're an actor because they want you to be as comfortable as possible for you to do your work, but it really is just one in a team of many and usually 150 people.

Amanda Seyfried

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It is well known that I am pro-life... but I would not seek to impose my views on the Canadian people.

Stockwell Day

I AmPeopleSeekWellWouldKnown

If a little knowledge was a dangerous thing, a lot was lethal.

Tom Sharpe

KnowledgeDangerousLittleLethal

In my home state of Delaware, we've done our homework and worked hard and, as a result, we've made great strides in cleaning up our own air pollution. Unfortunately, a number of the upwind states to the west of us have not made the same commitment to reducing harmful pollution by investing in cleaner air.

Tom Carper

HomeGreatCommitmentResultDone

If you're not in the parade, you watch the parade. That's life.

Mike Ditka

LifeYouParadeWatch

I have the opportunity to be part of swimming history. To take the sport to a new level would be an honor for me. There's no better time to try this than now.

Michael Phelps

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I don't pay a lot of attention, frankly, to what Barack Obama says.

Dick Cheney

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