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Bonnie Jo Campbell Quotes

A mathematical proof is beautiful, but when you're finished, it's really only about one thing. A story can be about many things.

Bonnie Jo Campbell

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: 1962

Topics

Beautiful Story You Things One Thing

After one year in the Texas League, the American League bought the rights to my contract. They optioned me back to the Texas League for the 1970 season.

Me Texas American Year Back Rights

Traditional methods for falling asleep work. Non-taxing, repetitive mental tasks have a lulling effect, and I built those patterns into 'Sleep'.

Work Sleep Falling Patterns Mental

I'm a very hopeful person. I mean, I'm an optimistic person, sometimes stupidly optimistic.

Person Sometimes Mean Hopeful Very

Most home teams have chapels, so when I'm on the road I'll probably go to their services.

Home Road Go Most Teams Services

'Jane Eyre' must have been something I read six or seven times as an early adolescent. And 'Kristin Lavransdatter,' and 'Lorna Doone' when I was younger. My parents had a pretty rich library, no jackets on any of the books, so no descriptions. You just pulled something off the shelf and started to read it.

Parents Library Rich You Early Off

I was big into mythology when I was a kid - Arthurian legends and Greek mythology, that was kind of my passion. I hadn't heard of the books, but I was told they were very popular amongst the kids, so I got a hold of them and read them. I totally got it!

Steve Valentine

Passion Kind Legends Kid Hold Big

Back in the day when I was on The WB, I may have only had one or two female directors throughout the entire run of a series.

Day Back Run Two May Only

The thing that really stands out is that my parents taught me right from the start, if you want something in life, you need to work for it.

Life Work Parents Me Start You

I adored my mother, and I will always have extraordinary memories about her and remember her, and she opened the doors for me to appreciate arts.

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Mother Memories Me Appreciate Doors

When you are in the valley, keep your goal firmly in view and you will get the renewed energy to continue the climb.

Climb Energy View You Goal Will

I was not an avid comic book reader as a kid.

Book Kid Comic Book Comic Avid

It's just about asking why. We as cooks historically have been very, very technically proficient but not technically informed as to why we do what we do. Modernist cuisine is about that knowledge.

Knowledge Why Informed Asking Been

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