Tom Perrotta Quotes

I'm not sure that it's possible to write a novel about people who don't transgress or stumble, people who don't surprise themselves with the things they do, people who can explain all their actions with perfect logical consistency. At least it's not possible for me to write that sort of novel.

Tom Perrotta

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Topics

PeopleMeConsistencySurpriseWrite

There's a certain lack of gimmickry to what I do that makes people in England go: 'Where's the thing?'

John Mayer

PeopleGoEnglandCertainMakes

I constantly watch 'The Simpsons' and an English cartoon called 'The Raccoons' and 'Gummi Bears.' I was obsessed with ninja films, and the 'Teenage Mutant Nina Turtles,' I used to love that as well.

Matt Smith

LoveCartoonWatchUsedEnglish

Part of a campaign reporter's job is allowing yourself to be used.

Amy Chozick

JobYourselfUsedReporterPart

My characters all have issues, but I don't see that as weird or abnormal because I think in real life there are very few bland, normal people.

Sophie Hannah

LifePeopleThinkWeirdRealSee

I didn't want to look like anyone else - like Janis Joplin or Grace Slick. That's why I never went to any of the big designers.

Stevie Nicks

GraceLookWantWhyNeverBig

One who never turned his back but marched breast forward, never doubted clouds would break, Never dreamed, though right were worsted, wrong would triumph, Held we fall to rise, are baffled to fight better, sleep to wake.

Robert Browning

SleepFightCloudsForwardBetter

By acquiring Biovex, we're continuing the transformation of Amgen into a company that supports therapeutic oncology as well as supportive care oncology.

Roger M. Perlmutter

TransformationCareCompanyWell

I'm still not a great reader, but my wife is and my daughters are, and I envy them. I think I got into a bad habit of trying to do something all the time, instead of trying to sit down and take my time a little bit.

Mike Krzyzewski

GreatTimeWifeHabitThinkEnvy

Great risks come in long term, tremendously assiduous, very courageous study.

William Hurt

GreatRisksChanceLongStudyCome

I'd like to see much more understanding of emotional issues around hurt, abandonment, disappointment, longing, failure and shame, where they stem from and how they drive people and policies brought into public discourse.

Susie Orbach

FailurePeopleDisappointmentDrive

I grew up in a village after the war, and in the village, there were almost only women.

Svetlana Alexievich

WomenWarVillageUpOnlyAlmost

My novels are high concept. I guess big ideas interest me more than, say, the minutiae of domestic life.

Scarlett Thomas

LifeMeIdeasSayMoreHigh

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Tom Perrotta