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Amor Towles Quotes

Early on in the writing, there is often a sentence that pins down a character for me.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: 1964

Topics

Character Me Writing Early Down

When suddenly everybody is guessing, or some even getting close, to the ballpark of what you're earning - well, that's interesting, that everyone knows what you make.

Interesting You Everyone Earning

I try and journal every day, and that's where a lot of my lyric comes from.

Day Every Day Journal Try Where Lot

Sometimes doing a movie for a short period of time is better than committing eight months to a television show.

Time Better Short Doing Television

Leeds is quite laid-back.

Everyone will tell you how rigid I am, but a teacher has to be flexible. You can't cut the student to your cloth; you have to cut yourself to theirs.

Jeanine Basinger

Teacher Yourself I Am You Student

I write my own blog every day. I do the Twitter every day and the Facebook. Without a gap. I do everything myself: I load my own photographs; I sometimes take my own videos and post them.

Amitabh Bachchan

Myself Day Every Day Sometimes Write

When I was in my twenties, I strongly identified with Jane Austen's 'Emma' - her human failings mixed with a desire to do good.

Good Desire Human Her Mixed Jane

But I listen to everything, I listen to all artists that come along.

Skitch Henderson

Listen Everything Along Artists Come

People are salaried for the work they do, not the specific hours they sit at their desks. When you ding salaried employees for showing up five minutes late even though they routinely stay late and put in time on the weekend, you send the message that policies take precedence over performance.

Travis Bradberry

Work Time People Performance Weekend

I don't want to sing songs that aren't worth while. Time is so rare. I just don't want to waste the listener's time and I think that my songs don't do that. That's what I pray for. I want songs that really touch people's hearts.

Time People Think Worth Want Touch

I have no idea what I'm going to say when I stand up to give a toast. But I do know that anything I say I find funny.

Funny Stand Up Stand Find Know Say

I am surrounded by my family, my beloved grandchildren, and my pack of dogs.

Christine Feehan

Family I Am Grandchildren Dogs Pack

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