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Claire Messud Quotes

The fictional narratives that television, film, and the news provide for girls and young women are appalling.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: 1966

Topics

Women Television News Young Film

I try and take it for what it is, and I'm very at peace with the fact that when I'm done with the songs, they don't belong to me anymore. They belong to the listeners.

Peace Me Done Try Belong Take

Comics are cool. I read 'Batman' and 'Spawn'.

Andrew Lawrence

Cool Read Batman Comics Spawn

I like to do things that are shocking or challenging for the sake of comedy.

Comedy Things Like Shocking Sake

In England, we don't have any guns whatsoever.

Guns England Any Whatsoever

What happened on 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith,' I was given a big budget and given too many choices, and I made a lot of mistakes and missteps early on until I squandered all that extra money. But then, once my back was up against the wall, I made what I consider a really good movie.

Good Money Mistakes Choices Early

My coaches taught me a lot is about taking the first touch positive, and I think that's what I've tried to base my game off of. A big part of it is being aggressive.

Christian Pulisic

Positive Me Game Think Touch First

Think I'll win. Could be big.

Win Think Big Could

There were times my mom and I butted heads - over my curfew, over something like that. Whenever we would hit these moments of emotional backfire, she would say, 'You just don't understand what it's like to be a mother... I could never handle losing you.' I was like, 'OK, but just, like, chill out.'

Mother Losing Mom Chill Moments You

Combine two words, Myth and History. What do you get? Mystery.

History Words Mystery You Two Myth

Those who can win a war well can rarely make a good peace and those who could make a good peace would never have won the war.

Winston Churchill

Good Peace War Win Never Well

What's really interesting about that is that a lot of these words that were incendiary in their time now seem almost harmless and laughable, because they have this archaic quality.

Time Quality Words Interesting Now

Most of the times, I am on a strict diet for my characters, but once in a while, I love indulging in a bucket full of ice cream.

Love I Am Diet Ice Ice Cream Bucket

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