William Least Heat-Moon Quotes

It's difficult to write a book where a character is on virtually every page of the book but you cannot refer to his or her gender. It gets rid of every his, her, she and he.

William Least Heat-Moon

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 27, 1939

Topics

CharacterBookGenderYouPageShe

We all had a desire and appreciation for such a wide range of music.

Jim Capaldi

MusicAppreciationDesireRangeWide

I have always been drawn to child-related causes. I find that people listen to me more when I advocate for children now that I have my own.

Jennifer Garner

ChildrenPeopleMeFindNowMy Own

I regard the 'Descendants' as a melodrama, and all scenes have been the trappings to increase the element of romance, I thought. In that sense, I am very satisfied and have great respect for the decisions of the writers.

Song Joong-ki

RespectGreatI AmThoughtDecisions

I'm not going to sit on the porch of the old anchorman's home with a drool cup.

Tom Brokaw

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My dad was a theater actor, so I would follow him backstage. And my mom was a casting director. The moment I heard the applause and realized it would get me out of school, I was hooked.

Christian Slater

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I don't mean to be a diva, but some days you wake up and you're Barbara Streisand.

Courtney Love

Wake UpYouMeanDivaUpDays

The novel space is a pure space. I'm nobody once I go into that room. I'm not gay, I'm not bald, I'm not Irish. I'm not anybody. I'm nobody. I'm the guy telling the story, and the only person that matters is the person reading that story, the target. It's to get that person to feel what I'm trying to dramatize.

Colm Toibin

SpaceReadingStoryFeelTryingGay

I don't play tennis at all.

Brooklyn Decker

PlayTennis

I think if you look at the failure of journalism in the modern age, then I don't want to be called a journalist.

Shane Smith

FailureAgeThinkYouLookWant

Hollywood's best producers and directors are in film, not TV.

Tim Pigott-Smith

BestHollywoodFilmTVDirectors

In 1993, Israel and North Korea were moving towards an agreement in which North Korea would stop sending any missiles or military technology to the Middle East and Israel would recognize that country. President Clinton intervened and blocked it.

Noam Chomsky

TechnologyMovingCountryStop

Talent is really important in politics, but experience is also really important.

Nicola Sturgeon

ExperiencePoliticsTalentImportant

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