Lisa See Quotes

My hardcover sales are 17% down in books but up 400% in electronics.

Lisa See

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 18, 1955

Topics

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Kevin Garnett was a great player, but he wasn't Kobe Bryant.

Jerry West

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I actually admire some of the books by a lot of the writers who write magic realism very much, but it's not for me. It's not what I can do, but even if I could, I don't really want to try.

Melvyn Bragg

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I grew up listening to pop music with my dad in the car, and we'd just listen to Stevie Wonder, Al Green, Earth Wind & Fire, KC and the Sunshine Band - all that good stuff. So to see it snaking its way back around again is really exciting, and I love listening to the radio.

Megan Nicole

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A fundamental lesson on being fired: Never lie about it. People will know what you're saying is a cover-up for how you really feel - embarrassed, discouraged, and afraid.

Mika Brzezinski

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When people say there is too much violence in my books, what they are saying is there is too much reality in life.

Joyce Carol Oates

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We need a Congress that cares more about doing the people's business than their own.

Christine Todd Whitman

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I want to listen to people's stories and find strength in them. There is so much human-caused pain and suffering in the world. I want to honor all those difficult experiences and acknowledge their aftermath. At the same time, I want to really see and love the world around me.

Clemantine Wamariya

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I'm not just going to go back to my bedroom, get a job and 'get real with myself' - come on. I'm already too old, and I'm lucky to have a job at all.

Ariel Pink

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I live a dual life. On the red carpet, it's complete glam. But at home, I'm a jeans and T-shirt kind of girl. Simple can be beautiful.

Ashley Greene

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I'm just quizzical about how things work and why things are.

William Shatner

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The myths connected with individual sanctuaries and ceremonies were merely part of the apparatus of the worship; they served to excite the fancy and sustain the interest of the worshipper... no one cared what he believed about its origin.

William Robertson Smith

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We do have business relationships; we do licensing relationships, and people want to use Google services on top of Android. But in theory, you can use Android without Google.

Sundar Pichai

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