Anthony Marra Quotes

A novel can enlarge the empathy and imagination of both its author and its reader, and my experience, that sense of enlargement is most intense when I'm transported beyond the narrow limits of my daily life.

Anthony Marra

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LifeDailyExperienceDaily Life

There's probably one more story about Bosnia that I'd like to do, because I spent a fair amount of time on the Serb side of the lines, which isn't apparent in the other books.

Joe Sacco

TimeStoryMoreFairSideLines

If I am not, may God put me there; and if I am, may God so keep me.

Joan of Arc

GodI AmMeMayKeepAm

United Artists wanted to do records with me. I had no idea, what a rare thing that was... to make an album. And they put a guy with me working on songs, and I got busy with films. I just kind of let it slide. Isn't that amazing?

John Astin

AmazingMeBusyKindRareGuy

Anytime you join a show that's been successful, there's a certain responsibility. And a lot of anxiety that, you know, you're bringing the character to life, respecting the show and doing your part. So that you are not the weak link in the chain.

Mekhi Phifer

LifeCharacterResponsibilityAnxiety

The first record I got, I think I stole. I was with my mother; she turned her back, and I slipped it in my coat. And I think it was 'Cry Baby' by The Bonnie Sisters. That or 'Lucille' by Little Richard.

John Waters

MotherBabyThinkBackCryShe

Disability informs almost every part of my life. It's as important, if not more so, than my gender and sexuality. It's certainly a great deal more important to me than my religion or whether or not I caught a tram, ferry or bus to work.

Stella Young

LifeWorkGreatReligionMeMy Life

I have never had a plan. Things happen to me, and, of course, I make friends who later say, 'Hey, you know who would be good for this? McKean would be good for this.' And they hire me, and if they like me, they hire me again, or the word gets out.

Michael McKean

GoodMeFriendsPlanYouKnow

You can give to Americans for Prosperity or something else - a variety of different ways to push back against the party of government.

Mitch McConnell

GovernmentPushYouBackParty

Oh, 1994, April 27. There won't be a day like that ever again. I mean, the sky was blue, with a blueness that had never been there before.

Desmond Tutu

DaySkyBlueNeverAprilMean

Science and religion are both the same thing. They're there; they're life. If it's not science, it's not a fact.

Chuck Berry

LifeScienceReligionSameFact

When you make burgers, it's good to let them rest for a bit.

April Bloomfield

GoodRestYouMakeThemBit

I love doing interviews that are about work that I do, films that I make. I am not very interested in the rest. I think I have always been quite reserved and a bit frightened of that whole thing.

Alicia Vikander

WorkLoveI AmRestThinkDoing

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