Jeff Lindsay Quotes

Every writer must find a way of writing that tells the reader: This is me and no one else. The Voice can be idiosyncratic, but it cannot be obscure. It is a blend of style and content and intent and rhythm and pure personality.

Jeff Lindsay

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Strength, to me, is about exposing vulnerabilities and foibles and facts and people that are honest.

Jessie Buckley

StrengthPeopleMeFactsHonest

People ask me all the time, 'Why did I move home?' As well as I can articulate it, that's why. I moved home because I love the community that I come from.

Jesmyn Ward

LoveHomeCommunityTimePeopleMe

One seeks to equip the child with deeper, more gripping, and subtler ways of knowing the world and himself.

Jerome Bruner

ChildWorldMoreKnowingDeeper

I love working with Sally Field, and Steve Buscemi is one of the most giving, talented actors I've ever worked with.

Mekhi Phifer

LoveGivingWorkingMostFieldEver

I first met Michael in the early days of the Jackson 5 at the family home in Los Angeles, and the memory that stands out is that Michael, as cute and wide-eyed as an 11-year-old could be, was eager to get through the interview so he could watch cartoons before having to go to bed.

Robert Hilburn

FamilyHomeCuteMemoryEarlyGo

I think we have to be fair in saying at this point that neither Roosevelt nor Lewis realized the peril to which they were exposing both the unions and the country.

John T. Flynn

SayingThinkCountryUnionsFair

I myself have been in therapy. Repeatedly.

Amy Brenneman

MyselfTherapyBeenRepeatedly

I respect people that are die-hard film people, but I started on video. I started on Hi8 video and mini-DV, and I made skate videos. So, I love film, and I love the way it looks, but I also love the way crappy video looks, or VHS. I've always been a fan of whatever the look is that's appropriate for what the feeling is.

Spike Jonze

I used to think that nails-down-a-chalkboard was the worst sound in the world. Then I moved on to people-eating-cereal-on-the-phone. But only this week did I stumble across the rightful winner: it's the sound of a baggage carousel coming to a grinding halt, having reunited every passenger on your flight with their luggage, except for you.

Sloane Crosley

WorldThinkWinnerWeekYouFlight

Steven Spielberg, Woody Allen, you name it - I'm interested. I'm free. I'm looking for acting work. At the same time, you have to find a role you're right for, and then there's a slew of other actresses. That's why I will pursue more directing. It's like, who needs a boss? I'm right here.

Shiri Appleby

WorkTimeBossLookingFreeName

The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

Douglas Adams

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The opponent never matters to me. That's something I've always said.

Donald Cerrone

MeSaidMattersNeverOpponent

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