Louis Sachar Quotes

I didn't become a good writer until I learned how to rewrite. And I don't just mean fixing spelling and adding a comma. I rewrite each of my books five or six times, and each time I change huge portions of the story.

Louis Sachar

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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Along 4 Mile Run, there was a nice woods down in front of the house. I used to run around there.

Jim Fowler

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We used to wash our hair in buckets and survive on toasted sandwiches, chocolates and soup.

Joan Greenwood

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The United States does not view our authority to use military force against Al Qaeda as being restricted solely to 'hot' battlefields like Afghanistan.

John O. Brennan

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I was obsessed with romance. When I was in high school, I saw 'Doctor Zhivago' every day from the day it opened until the day it left the theater.

John Hughes

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My mother graduated from high school at 15 and went to work to support the family because the eldest son went to college.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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I think I grew up, stopped worrying about what people thought of me, and whether things were going to turn out OK. I'm concentrating on doing the best work I can do and letting it go at that.

Janis Ian

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I interviewed more than 100 women about their sisters, but if they also had brothers, I asked them to compare. Most said they talked to their sisters more often, at greater length and, yes, about more personal topics. This often meant that they felt closer to their sisters, but not always.

Deborah Tannen

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What use is there for a biography of myself? I'm just a movie actor.

Conrad Veidt

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It was an honor and privilege to arrive to this country 16 years ago with almost no money in my pocket. A lot has happened since then.

Antonio Banderas

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I always wanted attention, and I realized I could make people laugh.

Lusia Strus

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Don't underestimate the power of your vision to change the world. Whether that world is your office, your community, an industry or a global movement, you need to have a core belief that what you contribute can fundamentally change the paradigm or way of thinking about problems.

Leroy Hood

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Actors don't have to be linked in real life for the chemistry to be translated on screen.

Kriti Sanon

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