Mona Simpson Quotes

We go to college, live together or marry, and have kids - often with little more thought to the daily routines of raising children than our grandparents gave them, when women by and large stayed at home.

Mona Simpson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 14, 1957

Topics

HomeWomenLiveDailyChildrenGo

I think we're in a disposable world and 'Stairway to Heaven' is one of the things that hasn't quite been thrown away yet.

Robert Plant

WorldThinkHeavenThingsAwayBeen

Think of energy almost like emotional electricity. It has a powerful way of uniting ordinary people, their connected spirit, to do extraordinary things.

Angela Ahrendts

PeopleEnergyThinkPowerfulWay

To be able to walk down the street and have people stop you, not just because they recognize you, but because you somehow personally touched them, it's amazing.

Amy Purdy

WalkPeopleAmazingYouDownStop

When you're about to get married, and then you're not, it's all a big shock. You think, 'Well, okay, so I'm never going to lead a totally conventional life now.'

Rosamund Pike

LifeThinkYouNowNeverOkay

To kill a man is not to defend a doctrine, but to kill a man.

Michael Servetus

ManDefendDoctrine

I think we live in delusional times, whether it's with a great ability to totally distract ourselves with technology, or with speed and the velocity of life.

Michael Leunig

LifeLiveTechnologyGreatThink

I love 'Paranormal Activity' and 'The Exorcist.' 'The Shining' is a great one too, but there's not a lot that scares me. Maybe it's because I know the other side of it, and I know how movies are made, but it takes a lot for me to get freaked out.

Lucy Hale

LoveGreatMeKnowMoviesOut

You have to learn to express differently. Whenever I do TV or film, I ask if I can see the shot to see, to see if it's full body or a close-up. That helps me understand how to communicate.

Denis O'Hare

MeLearnYouBodyI CanUnderstand

I think there is a difference between Slate and Salon. I think we both serve important functions on the Internet. As more and more Websites disappear, I'm thankful Slate is still around because it makes things less lonely.

David Talbot

ThankfulThinkInternetLonelyMore

I never thought I was going to go to work for my father's company.

Christie Hefner

WorkFatherThoughtGoNeverGoing

Dickens is always full of surprises.

Claire Tomalin

AlwaysSurprisesFullDickens

My idea of hell is a girlfriend ringing up and saying, 'Let's go shopping and have cocktails.' I'd rather play cards.

Alison Moyet

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