Tom Perrotta Quotes

I've been a little bit obsessed with religion, without being a religious person, for about a decade.

Tom Perrotta

Recitation: by Male by Female

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ReligionPersonDecadeWithoutBeen

Often when He comes, He finds the soul occupied. Other guests are there, and He has to turn away. He cannot gain entry, for we love and desire other things; therefore, His gifts, which He is offering to everyone unceasingly, must remain outside.

Johannes Tauler

LoveSoulDesireOutsideTurnGifts

I don't think of myself as a New York actor; I think about this guy who's an actor who happens to be from New York.

Jeremy Luke

MyselfNew YorkThinkNewActorGuy

When people think of the West, it's easy to envision wagon trains, Buffalo Bill, the glory days of the Gold Rush. Cowboy hats come to mind.

John Hickenlooper

PeopleMindGoldThinkEasyGlory

Being is. Being is in-itself. Being is what it is.

Jean-Paul Sartre

Being

Alcohol is a very patient drug. It will wait for the alcoholic to pick it up one more time.

Mercedes McCambridge

TimeWaitAlcoholWillMorePatient

The despotism of custom is everywhere the standing hindrance to human advancement.

John Stuart Mill

HumanStandingAdvancementCustom

My children, who are almost two: watching them develop has made me pay much closer attention to how we become who we are.

Amy Waldman

ChildrenMeAttentionBecomePay

Writing is mentally stimulating; it's like a puzzle that makes you think all the time.

Stephanie Zimbalist

TimeWritingPuzzleThinkYouLike

People just don't like me, and it's unfortunate, because I'm trying to get people to come down and visit New Zealand. I'm an ambassador for New Zealand... it's kind of sad.

Steven Adams

SadPeopleMeTryingDownNew

I have a lot of female fans.

Lita Ford

FansFemaleLot

I don't care how people treat me. I care about my message living on through other people.

Jazz Jennings

PeopleMeTreatCareLivingThrough

I will literally read anything, regardless of genre, fiction or non-fiction, as long as it's well written.

Diana Gabaldon

LongWillFictionAnythingWell

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