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Mary Karr Quotes

I was 40 years old before I became an overnight success, and I'd been publishing for 20 years.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: american
Birth: January 16, 1955

Topics

Success Old Overnight Success Years

We need your help. I need your help. We need money for research. It may not save my life. It may save my children's life. It may save someone you love. And it's very important.

Life Love Children Money Research

It's time for the people of the Empire State to strike back.

Time People Back Strike Empire

Adventurous reading allows one to escape a little from the provincialities of one's home culture and the blinders of one's narrow self.

Home Culture Reading Self Escape

I believe people are inherently magical and good.

Good People Believe I Believe

Get-educated-quick schemes are usually about as sound as subprime mortgage-backed securities: Enticing but basically fraudulent.

Sound About Securities Enticing

Stories about race and identity pique my interest for obvious reasons. That's in my body, my brain, my history, my memories - it's all part of my toolbox as an actor.

Memories History Identity Brain Body

Until the Right wins for once, I have no interest in arguing with the alt-right or disavowing anyone.

Doing Journalism Real

I don't think of myself as an actress. I still think I'm fannying around in my mum's front room.

Myself Think Room Actress Still Mum

I think that, for so long, there was only one type of actor, and now you see these different colors, different people, different shapes and different sizes. It just makes it more interesting.

People Colors Think Interesting You

And I think a woman should find it a joy to be female because God made both male and female.

God Woman Joy Think Find Because

I chose to be this guy. It's who I want to be, and it's always been me - just keepin' it country.

Me Country Want Always Guy Been

First of all, as a man the most important thing you have in your life now is your child that you're carrying. That's it. Everything else comes second; personally, for me, other than your relationship with God and your wife.

Life God Relationship Wife Man Me

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