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Anthony Marra Quotes

The idea that fiction can capture the stories that fall through the cracks of history informed 'A Constellation of Vital Phenomena,' which progresses across the two Chechen Wars of the 1990s and early 2000s.

Anthony Marra

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american

Topics

History Fall Early Capture Fiction

I say that glorious prose is a fine and laudable thing, but without an enthralling story, it's just so much verbal tapioca. Simply put, the best books have both, and the best writers disparage neither.

Jean Hanff Korelitz

Best Story Say Without Fine Just

I thought without a doubt I would be a fisherman.

Michael Buble

Thought Doubt Without Would

I'm from Asia. You can hear it in my voice, and you can see it in my face, and that's primarily my perspective.

Ronny Chieng

Perspective Voice Face You See Hear

My work is like my vacation, so in a way every day is like Saturday.

Ludacris

Work Day Vacation Saturday Every Day

I've always hung out with people older than me, with my parents' friends, because I appreciated the conversation.

Lorde

Parents People Me Friends Out Older

Being Ecuadorian is, I don't want to say it's tough but it's... something special to me.

Jose Garces

Me Tough Say Want Special Something

I would still rather be in Silicon Alley. I like the West Coast also, but it's sort of fragmented. You have companies in downtown San Francisco, companies in Mountain View, and people are driving between them all. It's kind of nice in New York to just jump in a cab and reach another company so easily.

Jon Oringer

Mountain New York People Driving You

The truth is, as most of us know, that global warming is real and humans are major contributors, mainly because we wastefully burn fossil fuels.

David Suzuki

Truth Truth Is Know Burn Real Us

From the beginning of Queen there was such momentum that I never had any time to do anything else. My energy was 95% focused on the band.

Brian May

Time Beginning Queen Energy Momentum

As we grow older I always think, why didn't I do more when I was young, why didn't I risk more?

Chuck Palahniuk

Think Grow Young Why Risk More

Let's face it: I've got a bit of a reputation.

Boy George

Reputation Face Got Bit

What we're seeing now is that greed is still alive and kicking, and banks are bigger than ever.

Brad Pitt

Greed Seeing Alive Now Bigger Still