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Mary Karr Quotes

Success has affected my self-definition in that I have more money. Writers pooh-pooh that idea, but it's a huge deal.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Success Money More Deal Idea Huge

I was excited about opening for Vanilla Fudge because I was a big fan of theirs.

Opening Big Excited Because Big Fan

We all are so serious when we are younger.

Serious Younger

Many filmmakers have had that experience. They make a movie, then out of nowhere, they either pass censorship or fail.

Experience Censorship Out Fail Pass

It's not about, 'Let me play as long as I can so I don't have to grow up.' It's about, 'Let me play as long as I enjoy it,' and when it's time to step away, I can step away gracefully even if I'm still good enough to keep playing, because I'm ready for that next phase.

Angela Ruggiero

Good Time Step Me Grow Enjoy

Wild nature... is enriched by sensuality.

Nature Wild Sensuality Enriched

What God wants is for us to live by His rules, resulting in the receiving of His blessing and power. When we as Christians, celebrating our differences, join together as the house of God representing the kingdom of God for the glory of God, we get the response of God to our presence in history.

Live God Power History Blessing

We went around and looked and talked to a lot of foundations with those charities and decided upon the Children's Hospital. They had a golf tournament at the time, but it was a small event that didn't raise a significant amount of money.

Children Time Money Small Golf

Having written both comedy and drama, comedy's harder because the fear of failure's so much stronger. When you write a scene and you see it cut together, and it doesn't make you laugh, it hurts in a way that failed drama doesn't. Failed drama, it's all, 'That's not that compelling,' but failed comedy just lays there.

Failure Fear Together Laugh Comedy

When I am in a hotel, and I turn off the lights and the TV, I just freak out. I turn the TV back on and don't get any sleep.

Sleep I Am Hotel Back Lights Turn

I should say, one of the things about being a widow or a widower, you really, really need a sense of humor, because everything's going to fall apart.

Joyce Carol Oates

Humor You Fall Sense Of Humor Say

I love 'Dr Strangelove.'

My Writers Guild of America card is one of my proudest possessions. I was given it after being invited to write the script for a film of my last novel, 'Me Before You,' which is being made by MGM. Whenever I look at it, I think, 'I'm a Hollywood writer!'

Me Think America You Look Hollywood

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