Louis Sachar Quotes

When I wrote 'Sideways Stories from Wayside School' I never expected it to be published. It was kind of a hobby. Now, it's a job, but it's a job I like very much.

Louis Sachar

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 20, 1954

Topics

JobSchoolHobbyNowKindNever

When I got out of college in 1991, I had four jobs in four different parts of L.A. There was I Love Juicy, a smoothie bar in Venice, and the Videotheque on Sunset Boulevard, across from the old Tower Records. I was also an intern at the 'Los Angeles Reader' in the Miracle Mile and at 'High Performance' magazine downtown.

Jenji Kohan

LoveSunsetCollegePerformanceHigh

I do wish everyone would call me Leo. It's not that I don't like Melissa. But the more I hear it called out, the worse it sounds.

Melissa Leo

MeWishMoreEveryoneOutCall

When I won my first Grand Slam in Australia, and we came back, I had much more confidence. I had much more belief in my game, about my improvement.

Angelique Kerber

ConfidenceImprovementGameBack

The exclusion of girls from education is an issue of justice. But it's also an issue of economics because it's holding families, communities, and nations back. The chiefs are often a bridge between the traditional and the modern world and are very powerful implements to change.

Ann Cotton

EducationChangeJusticeBridgeBack

In quoting of books, quote such authors as are usually read; others you may read for your own satisfaction, but not name them.

John Selden

NameYouSatisfactionOthersOwn

It was my full intent as a teenager to smash capitalism and eat dumpster food.

Sophia Amoruso

FoodCapitalismEatIntentFull

As an actor, some of the most fun days I've had on set have involved shooting blanks all day - or better yet, on a micro-budget indie shoot in Texas, shooting live ammo. I feel guilty admitting this, but make-believe beating a man half to death for nine hours can also be strangely satisfying and, dare I say, good fun.

Trieste Kelly Dunn

GoodLiveDayDeathManFun

It's very comforting to feel myself getting stronger.

Martine Syms

MyselfFeelStrongerComfortingVery

There are three social classes in America: upper middle class, middle class, and lower middle class.

Judith Martin

AmericaThreeClassSocialMiddle

Novelists seem to fall into two distinct categories - those that plan and those that just see where it takes them. I am very much the former category.

Jojo Moyes

I AmPlanFallTwoSeeSeem

Dinner is often a very celebratory environment, a very safe place, a time to reflect and let the day go and enjoy good food and good wine. It's a very peaceful moment during the day. A great dinner can change your day around.

Brett Gelman

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In my own work, I tend to cover a lot of time and to jump back and forward in time, and sometimes the way I do this is not very straightforward.

Alice Munro

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