Mary Gaitskill Quotes

The hard truth is that there are people who believe they're writers and work hard at it and are sincere about it, but they don't make it. You have to be prepared for that possibility.

Mary Gaitskill

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WorkTruthPeopleWork HardBelieve

I can't take a traditional yoga class or anything. I'll just lay down and take a nap on the mat.

Jessica St. Clair

DownClassNapAnythingTakeJust

We all had jobs that were just fronts. I felt like I was in the mob. I had a job, but that wasn't my real job. My real job was to be an actor. I always knew that and never forgot that.

Jessica St. Clair

JobActorNeverRealAlwaysJust

I would be very happy to go to America. America is where I was raised and that's exactly what I want.

John McAfee

HappyAmericaGoWantI Was Raised

I can list on one hand the famous science fiction writers I never met.

Robert Silverberg

ScienceFamousI CanHandNeverMet

I understand; I can see it from two ways: people trying to get that money and leave the game early and people trying to set history or whatever.

Max Holloway

HistoryMoneyPeopleGameEarlySee

There's no point pretending that all of Martha Graham's pieces are equally strong.

Robert Gottlieb

StrongPretendingPointPieces

To me, the most important thing is the script. I would never make a movie that I didn't write. I wouldn't know how to.

John Waters

MeKnowImportantNeverWriteWould

I would love to see a G-Unit reunion.

Tony Yayo

LoveReunionSeeWould

I always dreamed of living in N.Y.C.

Judy Gold

LivingAlwaysDreamed

I'm not built for war. I'm built for entertainment. I'm built for jokes - either telling them or being the butt of them.

Josh Peck

WarEntertainmentButtJokesBeing

An author departs, he does not die.

Dinah Maria Mulock

DieHeDoesAuthor

I see parody as another form of comedy.

Bruce Campbell

ComedySeeI SeeFormAnother

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