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William T. Vollmann Quotes

At least for me, it takes more knowledge to write fiction than nonfiction. At least about someplace that I begin with a lot of ignorance about.

William T. Vollmann

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: July 28, 1959

Topics

Knowledge Ignorance Me More Write

We have stabilized our economy. We took over a very sick economy, and we were hemorrhaging 750,000 jobs a month. We have stopped the hemorrhaging. In fact, we had 140,000 job growth last month. And that's what I call progress.

Growth Job Progress Sick Economy

When I write songs, I like to write lyrics first, and I think that's different from a lot of singer-songwriters. But I heard Sammy Cahn was asked what comes first, the lyrics or the music, and he said, 'The paycheck.'

Music Think Said Write First Songs

We all go through sad times, but I was brought up to be positive.

Positive Sad Go Through Up Times

I'm a stand-up comic, but I also have ideas, and I want to get them out. People think getting in front of the mic is the only way to work out. You've got to try different situations.

Work People Ideas Think You Want

If you look at the language of illness, you can use it to describe race - you could experience race as an illness. You can experience income level, at many different levels, as a form of illness. You can experience age as an illness. I mean, it's all got an illness component.

Age Experience Language You Look

I just want my career to be ran a certain way. When you get the sense it's not, that your voice is not being heard, then, unfortunately, you have to do certain things to make a stand to fight what you believe in, even if you do have to sacrifice time.

Time Sacrifice Fight Believe Voice

I'm not a leading guy.

It's very humbling to know that the industry has cast me as the greatest heel in the history of the business.

Business History Me Know Industry

Freedom is man's capacity to take a hand in his own development. It is our capacity to mold ourselves.

Freedom Man Hand Development Own

It wasn't all frustration. I've had a lot of good times with Ferrari as well.

Good Good Times Frustration Ferrari

It is but a poor eloquence which only shows that the orator can talk.

Joshua Reynolds

Poor Talk Only Orator Eloquence

I am neither an Occidental writer nor a Russian writer. I am an accidental writer.

I Am Writer Accidental Nor Neither

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