Siri Hustvedt Quotes

Novelists embody plural selves all the time. What are characters, after all, if not other selves?

Siri Hustvedt

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TimeCharactersAfterNovelists

It's hard to think of myself as an American, and yet I am not from India, a place where I was not born and where I have never lived.

Jhumpa Lahiri

MyselfI AmThinkAmericanBorn

I'd gone through the ups and downs and curveballs that life throws at you. I found writing to be very therapeutic and it helped me with a lot of the stuff I was going through.

Jill Hennessy

LifeMeWritingUps And DownsYou

Because I was in Atlanta, people didn't realize I'm one of the real forefathers in the game.

Jermaine Dupri

PeopleGameAtlantaRealizeReal

With a famous name, you have to work that much harder to get the part.

Max Minghella

WorkNameFamousYouGetMuch

It sucked to make my own CDs. I'm bad at that. It sucks to figure out how to power my amp. I don't know that stuff.

Andy Grammer

PowerBadKnowMy OwnOutOwn

Americans should be able to enjoy a secure retirement after a lifetime of hard work. But too many Americans reach retirement without enough savings to supplement their Social Security benefits.

Tom Perez

WorkHard WorkRetirementEnjoyHard

As a writer, you need a strong sense of self-belief. And when it comes to writing, I've always had that.

Ronald Frame

WritingStrongYouNeedAlwaysHad

Every child in America fantasizes about running wild in the White House for a few minutes.

Mary Steenburgen

ChildAmericaHouseWhiteWildFew

I am young. I better show off what I have now.

Michelle Trachtenberg

I AmBetterYoungNowShow OffOff

I keep waiting for the day in which everyone who loves 'Downton Abbey' will realize they were actually watching a historical romance novel.

Julia Quinn

DayWaitingWillRealizeWatching

Some of my best friends here in New York have pasts I have a hard time reconciling with the people I'm close to now. But I wouldn't change them - or their pasts - for anything in the world. Their experiences are what made them the people they are today.

Derek Blasberg

ChangeTodayTimeBestNew YorkNew

It is easier to have faith that God will support each House of Hospitality and Farming Commune and supply our needs in the way of food and money to pay bills, than it is to keep a strong, hearty, living faith in each individual around us - to see Christ in him.

Dorothy Day

GodFaithFoodMoneySupportStrong

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