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Colum McCann Quotes

I think literature can make familiar the unfamiliar, and the unfamiliar is very much about the dispossessed, and so the value of literature seems to me to go into the stories that not everybody wants to tell.

Colum McCann

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: irish
Birth: February 28, 1965

Topics

Value Me Think Literature Go Tell

I started taking my fiance, Justin, to some red carpet events I would go to, and a bowtie is often something that was required. We came across a lot of stylish bowties. We liked playing dress up for these events and we thought it would be fun to start a line, but it was never a reality until recently.

Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Fun Red Dress Start Thought Stylish

One of the great things about 'Girls' is that each of these characters really does represent a human being. There are definitely relatable aspects to all of these folks, and certainly within my close friend group, those personalities very much exist.

Andrew Rannells

Friend Great Great Things Being There

TV's not the problem, and I'm tired of it being posed as this antithesis to creativity and productivity. If TV's getting in your way of writing a book, then you don't want to write a book bad enough.

Andrea Seigel

Creativity Tired Writing Book Enough

The documented incidences of voter fraud are very rare, yet throughout the country, forces have mobilized in over 30 states to stop it. These efforts are very partisan.

John Lewis

Country Stop Fraud Over Rare Forces

It's a mistake to dwell too much on the consequences of a piece of work that you're making.

Max Irons

Work Mistake You Consequences Dwell

It turns out that social networks drive a heck of a lot of traffic to blogs.

Matt Mullenweg

Drive Traffic Out Social Networks

I have a company in the U.K., a performance-capture studio. We're looking to push the boundaries of performance-capture technology in film and video games, but also in live theater, using real-time performance capture with actors onstage, and combining that with holographic imagery.

Andy Serkis

Live Technology Video Games Looking

Being divorced is like being hit by a Mack truck. If you live through it, you start looking very carefully to the right and to the left.

Jean Kerr

Live Moving On Truck Looking Start

If you don't play well, you have a bad game or a nightmare you know that the amount of coverage is worldwide.

Steven Gerrard

Game You Bad Play Know Well

I love red licorice, but any bright candy - tangy taffy, Fruit Roll-Ups - does the trick.

Tory Burch

Love Red Fruit Bright Candy Trick

You can't pretend there has ever been anyone come close to doing what I did. Nobody you could name could touch me, and I'm talking about nobody who's around now, nobody who was around in my prime, and nobody who was around any time you can mention outta your mouth.

Roy Jones Jr.

Time Me Name Doing Talking Mouth

Ignorance breeds fear.

Mike Wilson

Fear Ignorance Breeds