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Alice McDermott Quotes

The language of the Catholic Church - the liturgy, the prayer, the gospels - was in many ways my first poetry.

Alice McDermott

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: June 27, 1953

Topics

Prayer Poetry Language Church First

I have too many influences to name. I like a wide variety of stuff, which I think has been helpful. I liked every comedian I saw on TV growing up in the '80s. Every comedian.

Growing Up Think Name Growing Up

Sports has always been a pass-through. You pay for something, and then you pass it through to television, you pass it through to advertisers, or you pass it through to season-ticket holders, luxury boxes and then the fans. Then it all adds up, and you take in more than you pass out.

Sports Luxury You Television More

I think that quite often you can only find a choice between bad and worse. But I think it's worth making the effort, and I like to expose my characters to that sort of situation.

Effort Think Worth You Bad Choice

I got into real estate very much by accident.

Real Estate Real Estate Got Accident

God has given me a life far beyond anything I ever dreamed about. God is, man, God is something else man.

Life God Man Me Beyond Anything

A great poem leaves so much room for everybody to have such a different reaction to it.

Great Reaction Room Poem Different

The failure of women to have reached positions of leadership has been due in large part to social and professional discrimination.

Rosalyn Sussman Yalow

Leadership Failure Women Professional

Art is not supposed to change the world, to change practical things, but to change perceptions. Art can change the way we see the world. Art can create an analogy.

Change Art Change The World World

I grew up on a dirt road with brothers.

Road Dirt Up Brothers Grew

Songwriting is my way of channeling my feelings and my thoughts. Not just mine, but the things I see, the people I care about. My head would explode if I didn't get some of that stuff out.

People Thoughts Care Feelings Way

I think there's no question but what the tail end of the Bush administration, Bush-Cheney administration, that we took steps specifically geared to try and free up the financial sector.

Free Think Financial End Try Up

Love always had my number. I could never patch a breakup together with whiskey and a one-night stand. I took them real hard.

Love Together Stand Never Hard Real

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