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Mary Gaitskill Quotes

On the rare occasions when my mother perfumed herself, she was going out, and so I rarely smelled those special scents up close on her body, except during kisses goodbye.

Mary Gaitskill

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: November 11, 1954

Topics

Mother Goodbye Body Special She Out

We saw Jesse Jackson the victim of a smear campaign. People remember the Dean scream that was used against Howard Dean as a peace candidate who was doing well. So, in many ways, the Democratic Party creates campaigns that fake Left while it moves Right and becomes more corporatist, more militarist, more imperialist.

Jill Stein

Peace People Fake Doing Remember

I think the real problem for American religion are those minority of fundamentalists who try to identify political policies with religion.

Andrew Greeley

Religion Think American Political

I often say that I want to write like Tupac rapped. I could listen to his album, and within a few minutes, I could go from thinking deeply to laughing to crying to partying.

Angie Thomas

Thinking Go Say Want Listen Write

Avicii's been a supporter of my music for years, and we've been writing songs together for a long time.

Mike Posner

Music Time Together Writing Long

There is a central flaw in contemporary culture and a corresponding and related inability to address it. Society seems somehow unable to adequately help or protect itself. Normal citizens feel powerless, isolated and disturbed.

Michael Leunig

Culture Society Feel Help Protect

In the end, everyone just deserves the right to be their authentic selves, just be who they are.

Jazz Jennings

End Right Everyone In The End Just

One of the mistakes I made was thinking chickens and penguins could sing, just like all the other animals in the 'Muppets.' But it turns out those animals are not allowed to sing words.

Bret McKenzie

Mistakes Words Thinking Animals Out

You know you're big when you sit in the bathtub and the water in the toilet rises.

Art Donovan

Water You Know Toilet Big Sit

I'm the chairman of the board of the Actor's Fund. It's an incredible organization. It helps anybody that has made their living in the performing arts and entertainment: actors, singers, dancers, film producers, agents, managers, ticket takers, writers, anybody in times of need or crisis.

Brian Stokes Mitchell

Organization Crisis Living Actor

I think the best way to keep a relationship hot is to simply try to make time for each other. That's it.

Ashley Madekwe

Relationship Time Best Think Way

I almost never watch TV, except for '60 Minutes' and pro football. I love Drew Brees, the Manning brothers and the Steelers' linebackers.

Wynton Marsalis

Love Football Never Watch Almost TV

It's fun for me to try to write concise, compact things. It's a very good exercise for me. And I think it's important to try to do different things - change what I write about, and also the way I write. Otherwise, I'd just be repeating myself, which wouldn't be good for me or fair to my readers.

William T. Vollmann

Change Good Myself Fun Me Think