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Claire Messud Quotes

Obstruction can be caused by so many factors - perfectionism, distraction, faltering confidence, external demands and pressures. At some point, of course, you've got to push through it all if you're to write, and if you don't, or can't, you're sunk.

Claire Messud

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: 1966

Topics

Confidence Push You Write Point Got

There is something very human in this apparent mirth and mockery of the squirrels. It seems to be a sort of ironical laughter, and implies self-conscious pride and exultation in the laughter.

John Burroughs

Laughter Pride Human Something Seems

I don't come from a position that I am better than everybody; I come from a position that I had a tough upbringing. And I don't always highlight it, because I just never wanted to be that person with another rags to riches story.

Andre Ward

I Am Tough Story Better Person Just

I was too lazy to start a whole new story, so I just stuck a princess into the story I was working on... and The Princess Diaries was born!

Meg Cabot

Start Story Born Princess New Lazy

Although floating and fixed rates appear dissimilar, they are members of the same freemarket family. Both operate without exchange controls and are free-market mechanisms for balance-of-payment adjustments.

Steve Hanke

Family Same Floating Without Members

When I was being sold into marriage, it was hard to see a future for myself.

Sonita Alizadeh

Marriage Future Myself Hard See

We'll have all the same players... We'll be missing one, actually.

Sonny Bono

Same Missing Players Actually

Only time will tell in what ways Freud was prescient and in what ways he failed to understand how the mind functions. For example, no scientist and very few psychoanalysts still embrace Freud's death instinct.

Siri Hustvedt

Time Death Mind Embrace Understand

My house is really clean. It's a really big house so I have three ladies who come in and clean it twice a week, but let's just say that, in between times, maybe it's not quite so clean.

Tommy Lee

Week House Three Say Clean Big

I think directing is something I would really enjoy.

Tom Holland

Think Enjoy Something Directing

In England, theater auditions are gentler experiences. You sit down with the director and talk about the play.

Tom Sturridge

You Down Play Talk Director Sit

Part of my attraction to ancient art is that there is an element of risk, of speculation.

Michael Steinhardt

Art Risk Ancient Attraction Element

I'm a lousy journalist.

Judith Rossner

Journalist Lousy