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Anthony Marra Quotes

I stopped by Politics & Prose to sign a few copies of 'Constellation.' A couple days later, I learned that Barack Obama also stopped by and left with one of them.

Anthony Marra

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american

Topics

Politics Days Left Sign Barack Obama

I tried without much success to learn a little of the humanities and the arts, but even passing the courses in art history and music history was a challenge.

John C. Mather

Success Music History Art Challenge

I remember when we were making 'They Call It Pro Football,' which was our 'Citizen Kane.' The first line is 'It starts with a whistle and ends with a gun.'

Steve Sabol

Football Gun Remember Citizen First

Singing intimately is almost like thinking into a microphone, so it helps to have the song buried inside you.

Tony Bennett

Singing Song Thinking You Inside

The world domination plan goal is that I would love Veronica Mars to become a brand like Sherlock Holmes is a brand, like Nancy Drew, in a way, is a brand. When people start listing who are the great fictional detectives, I want Veronica Mars to make that list. That would be the dream scenario.

Rob Thomas

Love Great People World Start Brand

Through writing, through that process, they realize that they become more intelligent, and more honest and more imaginative than they can be in any other part of their life.

Russell Banks

Life Writing Process Become More

A leotard is more versatile than you might think!

Mary Helen Bowers

Think You More Might Than Versatile

In college, when a girlfriend asks you to watch a film in black and white, you do it. That's when I discovered a lot of films. I was really obsessed with Bergman, the whole world he creates. One that I always quote a lot is 'Autumn Sonata.' When you see women go through issues with their mom, you realize how right and poignant Bergman was.

Jonás Cuarón

Women Black And White College Mom Go

I didn't learn the word 'genre' until way, way late - I mean, like, in the '80s.

Dianne Reeves

Learn Late Way Mean Like Word

The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.

Chauncey Depew

Step First Step You First Decide

I pass my time in the open air on the beach when it is really heavy weather or when the boats go out fishing.

Claude Monet

Time Beach Fishing Weather Go Air

But I think traveling around and going around the world and making arrangements for moving around is the most difficult thing, 'cuz you don't know what's going to happen.

Brian Epstein

Moving World Think You Know Happen

If you're poor and you do something stupid, you're nuts. If you're rich and do something stupid, you're eccentric.

Bobby Heenan

Stupid Rich You Poor Nuts Something