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Steve Erickson Quotes

Among the gorges and ravines that hang on Los Angeles's shoulders like a necklace, Topanga - nestled in the cleavage of the Santa Monica Mountains - is the most singular of ornaments.

Steve Erickson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: April 20, 1950

Topics

Mountains Necklace Hang Shoulders

I am a fantastic nurse. I discovered this about myself, and I'm really fantastic about diagnosing things.

Jill Flint

Myself I Am Things Nurse Fantastic

I was an English major in college, took a ton of creative writing courses, and was a newspaper reporter for 10 years.

Jennifer Weiner

Creative College Writing Newspaper

When I was younger, I was so crazy about poetry that I didn't notice who was noticing. It seemed to me so tremendous and large.

Robert Hass

Poetry Me Crazy Who Notice Noticing

Travel by car or by bike! It helps to avoid walking too much and hurting your feet.

Jeanne Damas

Car Bike Travel Feet Walking Avoid

I always wrote music for my friends, but my focus was on playing piano. I didn't think I'd be quite good enough to be a soloist, but I believed that if I worked hard enough, I could work as a player, a teacher.

John Williams

Work Good Music Teacher Focus Think

When no other schools in the Southeastern Conference or the former Southwestern Conference would award them athletic scholarships, African Americans had been recruited by and playing for Texas Western since the 1950s.

Solomon Ortiz

Texas Award 1950s Conference Playing

If you go to Japan, you have to take the train and go visit different capital cities. Just sticking to one city would be a shame, considering how easy it is to get around. Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto all have different vibes and sights.

Ronny Chieng

City Easy You Train Go Vibes

In my business, if you look good, no one is going to be checking up on whether you work out. So it's up to me.

Josie Maran

Work Good Business Me You Look

The first step toward maintaining autonomy in any programmed environment is to be aware that there's programming going on. It's as simple as understanding the commercials are there to help sell things. And that TV shows are there to sell commercials, and so on.

Douglas Rushkoff

Simple Step First Step Help First

I can act... I do a little writing as well. And I'm good at typing. I'm a creative typist, actually.

Chris Colfer

Good Creative Writing I Can Little

I'm very open to the up-and-comers.

Bob Newhart

Open Very

I can imagine in years to come that my papers and memorabilia, my journals and letters, will find themselves always in the company of people who care about many of the things I do.

Alice Walker

People Care Find I Can Letters Will