Philip Roth Quotes

I don't know any writer for whom it comes easily. Maybe John Updike - a story would just seem to come to him whole, you know, out of a personal experience. But the rest of us, I think, are not so lucky, and I had to work hard, yeah.

Philip Roth

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 19, 1933 - May 22, 2018

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I always said to myself that the minute I thought I'd slipped, and not be the player I wanted to be, it was time for me to go.

Joe Sakic

TimeMyselfMeThoughtGoSaid

Our constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens.

John Marshall Harlan

ConstitutionCitizensKnowsOurNor

We often joke about men moaning about being ill, whether it's man flu or anything else. We want them to be silent and strong about these things. And that's quite dangerous when it comes to depression, because talking about it helps. People bottle it up until it's too late.

Matt Haig

DepressionMenManPeopleStrong

I would prefer a public option that would be a competitive option that would allow people to buy into a Federal Employee Health Benefits Program, which is a series of private plans.

Amy Klobuchar

HealthPeoplePlansEmployeeBuy

Supernatural does not mean methodological stupidity.

John Piper

StupidityMeanSupernaturalDoes

A key to keeping your husband is getting him to miss you. That keeps a marriage fresh.

Tori Amos

MarriageHusbandKeyYouHimFresh

I think I was a bit frightened of having to be a grownup and tried to put that off for as long as I could.

Rufus Sewell

ThinkLongOffI ThinkTriedHaving

The difference between a Marvel superhero and a DC superhero is that we place Marvel superheroes in the real world that we recognize and that we know.

Cheo Hodari Coker

WorldPlaceKnowRealDifference

I don't think there's a position I couldn't play on this field.

Clay Matthews III

ThinkPlayPositionField

I think everybody at some point in time has thought to themselves, 'I have a really great idea for a restaurant.'

Bobby Flay

GreatTimeThinkThoughtRestaurant

It's a manic-depressive life. You run in here, you open your incubator, your experiment makes no sense, you think, 'I hate this job.' Then ten minutes later you think, 'Well, now, maybe I'll try this or I'll try that.' You do it because you know there will be an 'a-ha!' day.

Bonnie Bassler

LifeHateDayJobThinkYou

I'm very proud of my gold pocket watch. My grandfather, on his deathbed, sold me this watch.

Woody Allen

MeGoldProudGrandfatherWatchHis

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