Denis Johnson Quotes

If you write fiction, you're by yourself. There are certain advantages to that in that you don't have to explain anything to anybody. But when you get in with others who share the loneliness of the whole enterprise, you're not lonely anymore.

Denis Johnson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: July 1, 1949 - May 24, 2017

Topics

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I think the big thing about Groupon is just people had never seen anything grow quite so fast.

Andrew Mason

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The older I get, the more I desire simplicity.

Andy Mineo

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My entire career writing novels was wrapped up around Harry Bosch. This character was too important to me to just hand off.

Michael Connelly

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I was just, like, not at all the office type; I was the artist type.

Ana Castillo

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I've only ever had surprises. My whole career's a surprise!

Roisin Murphy

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Now, juggling can be a lot of fun; play with skill and play with space, play with rhythm.

Michael Moschen

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The great advantage of a novel is you can put in whatever comes into your head - it has the same shape as the human brain.

Michel Houellebecq

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It's astonishing what some women will put up with just to have a warm body. Some of the brightest women I know are just obsessed with that search. It's very sad.

Judith Rossner

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Entrepreneurs always begin the journey believing that they have the next big idea. They dream of the fame and fortune that awaits them if only they had the funding to pursue it. But the reality is that as the product is built and shared with customers, flaws in their concept are discovered that - if not overcome - will kill the business.

Jay Samit

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Destiny is a good thing to accept when it's going your way. When it isn't, don't call it destiny; call it injustice, treachery, or simple bad luck.

Joseph Heller

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I've got to make some decisions just like any other player that has ever played this game, that eventually the clock stops, their basketball clock stops.

Alonzo Mourning

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I wasn't cocky, just confident; I went to an all black school, a white kid.

Shia LaBeouf

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