Philip Roth Quotes

I do the same kind of rewriting that I do in the shorts that I do in long books - and that is a lot. The book really comes to life in the rewriting.

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 don't really know anything about sales figures, to be honest with you.

Jimmy Page

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Don't all writers have a hidden nerve, call it a secret chamber, something irreducibly theirs, which stirs their prose and makes it tick and turn this way or that, and identifies them, like a signature, though it lurks far deeper than their style, or their voice or other telltale antics?

Andre Aciman

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There are so many versions of Batman that I love so much from different artists that I had to almost stop trying to draw those versions and get past that and just draw the Jeff Lemire version of Batman eventually.

Jeff Lemire

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Many of life's problems and sorrows are inevitable, but feeling sorry for yourself is a choice.

Amy Morin

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The food we ate was Indian, and both my mother and father were very deep into the ancient philosophy of India, so it could well have been an Indian household.

Amar Bose

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I think my favorite role was playing Sarah Baker in 'Cheaper by the Dozen 1.' It was my first movie, and I worked with amazing professionals who had such strong work ethics that I immediately learned how to work in this industry.

Alyson Stoner

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I don't really talk about my personal life. It's a strange and funny and weird thing. Sometimes you have a conversation with someone and the paparazzi snaps a picture of you and people decide you're dating. If I try to answer everything people say, I would be up all night.

Tracee Ellis Ross

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I wasn't a financial pro, and I paid the price.

Ruth Handler

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I'm sorry to say cancer can kill you, but it doesn't make you a better person.

Molly Ivins

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I dropped out of college and ended up making this feature film I wrote when I was 19 with some friends. It was terrible.

Jason Woliner

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There are people who have demonstrated their willingness to challenge systems and structures, and then when it comes to elections, some of those same people - I don't know where their fight went. What's interesting to me is to see people lose the revolution when it comes to elections.

DeRay Mckesson

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I've never formally trained in acting, so I'm very instinctual and visceral with decisions.

Brittany Murphy

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