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Donald Ray Pollock Quotes

I'd always been a big reader, and I loved books, and I always thought writing would be a great way to get by in the world.

Donald Ray Pollock

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: 1954

Topics

Great Writing World Thought Loved

All real freedom springs from necessity, for it can be gained only through the exercise of the individual will, and that will can be roused to energetic action only by the force of necessity acting upon it from the outside to spur it to effort.

Anna C. Brackett

Freedom Effort Action Acting Will

I wear whatever makes me comfortable on stage, so that I feel confident. Some days it's a plaid skirt with a button-up and other days it's jeans with a hockey jersey and platforms.

Me Hockey Confident Feel Comfortable

Tax reform means, 'Don't tax you, don't tax me. Tax that fellow behind the tree.'

Russell B. Long

Tree Me You Tax Reform Behind

I like CrossFit. I agree with a lot of their coaching tips and the foundation of functional movements and hard work. They embody all that stuff. But I also think there's a bit of a cult following within the CrossFit community, a bit of a fraternity, which obviously creates a bias and a little bit of a tunnel vision.

Work Hard Work Community Vision Bias

I think there are presences out there that we can't see or directly communicate with that have benevolent influence on us. Whether they're angels or something else, I'm not sure.

Influence Think Angels See Out Sure

It's probably a bit of a power trip when you befriend somebody enough that they trust you to tell you things.

Power Trust Enough You Tell Things

Part of what horror is, is taking risks and going somewhere that people think you're not supposed to be able to go, in the name of expressing real-life fears.

Risks People Think Name You Go

With make-up, I much prefer my natural face. I'm confident with myself like that, but when I wear make-up, I like to look like myself. I love dewy skin, a matte lip, and a bad highlight!

Love Myself Face Confident Look Bad

I feel like old age in America is a very sad thing. I have been many different places around the world where getting older is something you look forward to.

Age Sad Getting Older Old Age World

I like to think I'm writing in the tradition of Raymond Chandler, although I don't ape his style.

William Lashner

Style Writing Think Tradition Like

Obsessed people are not humorless at all.

People Obsessed

A political revolution must proceed simultaneously with the nationalist revolution. When we overthrow the Manchu regime, we will achieve not only a nationalist revolution against the Manchus but also a political revolution against monarchy. They are not to be carried out at two different times.

Revolution Political Achieve Will

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