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Ruth Ozeki Quotes

When I'm writing a novel, which is what I like to write, I get up early, sit zazen, make a pot of green tea. I wear wrist cuffs to keep my wrists warm and minimize irritation from extended contact with the surface of my desk. I sit down and write.

Ruth Ozeki

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: canadian
Birth: March 12, 1956

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Tea Green Writing Warm Early Down

We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret or disappointment.

Jim Rohn

Discipline Pain Disappointment Regret

I am absolutely convinced there should be financial and political incentives for states to declare. You shouldn't be the pariah of the world if you say you have Ebola, but in reality this is what happens.

Joanne Liu

I Am World Reality Political You

When you chase a dream, and no one understand or has your back except seven friends from high school and your grandma, it's not going to be easy.

Jermaine Fowler

School High School Friends You Dream

I can't discuss the possibility of the U.S. involvement in Syria's civil war without also talking about Benghazi.

Jeff Duncan

War Talking Civil War Without Syria

I have always believed that we all have male and female within us.

Meredith Monk

Always Within Us Female Believed

Personally, I like to be at home, relax, and just be around my friends.

Stella Maxwell

Home Relax Friends Just Like Around

With every gig we have to prove ourselves better than the night before.

Ronnie Wood

Night Better Prove Than Ourselves

I started skating when I was five years old in Pasadena, California.

Mirai Nagasu

Skating California Old Years Started

I would just watch the animals, and their stories would roll out when I wrote.

Jean Craighead George

Animals Out Watch Roll Just Would

I think it's always important for academics to study popular culture, even if the thing they are studying is idiotic. If it's successful or made a dent in culture, then it is worthy of study to find out why.

Joss Whedon

Culture Think Find Important Why

It's really important for me to have Italian-Americans and Jersey in a positive light.

Diane Ruggiero

Positive Light Me Important Jersey

Perhaps the most difficult thing is shooting scenes set 6,000 feet up in the mountains of Mexico.

Bruce Beresford

Mountains Feet Difficult Mexico Up