I find there's almost no place to put an award that one's quite comfortable with.
Mercedes Ruehl
Recitation: by Male by Female
When a book goes well, it abandons me. I am the most abandoned writer in the world.
Jim Crace
I AmMeWorldBookAbandonedWell
They said, 'If we put you in first class with Brian, will you do it?' So I flew after not having flown in eight years. If there's one person who doesn't like flying as much as me, it's Brian.
Matthew Sweet
MeFlyingYouPersonSaidClass
I would never tell the president of the United States not to come to my district.
Ann Callis
PresidentNeverTellUnitedCome
Never forget: This very moment, we can change our lives. There never was a moment, and never will be, when we are without the power to alter our destiny. This second, we can turn the tables on Resistance. This second, we can sit down and do our work.
Steven Pressfield
WorkChangePowerMomentDestiny
You grow up in a small community, there's no outlet like New York or L.A.
Travis Scott
CommunityNew YorkSmallGrowYou
As for my studies in school, I was a solid student. I was strong in English and Latin, but I got lost anytime the subject included math. I wish I had paid more attention to biology and science in general, subjects that came to interest me as an adult. I could have gotten better marks, but I never took a book home, never did homework.
Dick Van Dyke
HomeScienceSchoolMeBookBetter
I'm probably the least cerebral guy you're ever going to meet as a writer.
Donald Ray Pollock
YouMeetGuyGoingWriterLeast
I read '13 Reasons Why' in middle school, and the message of the book stuck with me: to treat people better because you never know what they're going through.
Alisha Boe
SchoolPeopleMeBookTreatBetter
When I was in Birmingham I used to go to a place called Redwood Field. I used to get there for a two o'clock game. Where can you make this kind of money playing sports? It was just a pleasure to go out and enjoy myself and get paid for it.
Willie Mays
SportsMyselfMoneyGameEnjoyYou
I always say that the characters in Jane Austen's original books are rather like zombies because they live in this bubble of immense wealth and privilege and no matter what's going on around them they have a singular purpose to maintain their rank and to impress others.
Seth Grahame-Smith
LivePurposeWealthSayBubble
Sen. Sessions' commitment to public service is nearly unparalleled in Alabama history, and his departure from the Senate leaves tremendous shoes to fill.
Luther Strange
HistoryShoesServiceCommitment
Difficulty is our most reliable narrative engine.
Leslie Jamison
ReliableNarrativeEngineDifficulty
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