Tom Perrotta Quotes

I write about kids growing up, I write a lot about schools and parents, and all of my experiences with those things have been suburban experiences.

Tom Perrotta

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ParentsGrowing UpGrowingWriteUp

Work is a prayer, and I start off every morning dedicating it to our Creator.

Joe Murray

WorkMorningPrayerStartCreator

For my part, I have worked all my life with eggs and embryos of frogs. Compared to other small animals, these have figured prominently in the world of literature.

John Gurdon

LifeWorldSmallMy LifeLiterature

All of our columnists have areas of interest and expertise that they will return to frequently, but the subject matter of any given column is up to them.

Andrew Rosenthal

WillMatterUpReturnExpertiseOur

The primary requisite for writing well about food is a good appetite.

Robert M. Parker, Jr.

GoodFoodWritingWellAppetite

The music I listen to while writing is really scene-specific. It's just a great motivator, a way to put myself in the mood.

Jeff Vandermeer

MusicGreatMyselfWritingMoodWay

Nobody has ever written as many enjoyable, fun-to-read crime novels as Agatha Christie. It's all about the storytelling and the pleasure of the reader. She doesn't want to be deep or highbrow.

Sophie Hannah

DeepNobodyWantStorytellingShe

Every single time I start to do a picture, without fail, I feel as if I don't know what I'm doing.

Tom Cruise

TimeStartPictureFeelDoingKnow

In addition to showing our customers what to wear, we also educated them on how to wear it by launching The Closet and utilizing the beauty bar, where our style experts provided videos with tips to educate and inspire.

Mindy Grossman

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The euro is going to continue to be the largest single trading block.

Jose Angel Gurria

SingleGoingContinueBlockTrading

Don't waste your time away thinkin' 'bout yesterday's blues.

Jon Bon Jovi

TimeBluesYesterdayAwayYour

So much of journalism is conveying a place and time that existed, to someone at a later date: giving a person the context and trying to make them feel as informed as if they were actually there.

Chris Milk

TimeFeelGivingSomeoneTrying

My life had been defined by the apartheid years. Now we were going into an era of democracy... and I believed that I didn't really have a function as a useful artist in that anymore.

Athol Fugard

LifeDemocracyMy LifeArtistNow

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