Svetlana Alexievich Quotes

When I was a child, women spoke to me of how all they had was their memories, how their husbands went to war and never came back, so many tragedies. That chorus of voices filled my consciousness. It was part of life itself.

Svetlana Alexievich

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: journalist
  • Nationality:
  • Birth: May 31, 1948

Topics

LifeWomenMemoriesWarChildMe

What I'd really like to give a try is cricket, because I grew up playing American baseball.

Jeremy London

BaseballCricketAmericanTryUp

I went to Columbia film school; that's where I met Matthew Weisman. We then became writing partners, graduated, and moved out to Los Angeles. I didn't know a soul.

Jeph Loeb

SoulSchoolWritingLos AngelesKnow

The goal was to work enough to pay my bills and stop going through the couch looking for change. Going way beyond that isn't something I really factored in.

Melissa McCarthy

WorkChangeLookingEnoughGoalWay

Cooking, you can keep. I've not the slightest interest in it.

Maxine Peake

CookingYouInterestKeepSlightest

A lot of my time is spent reading antique or out-of-print books of reference.

John Hodgman

TimeReadingAntiqueBooksMy Time

What was frustrating about Armageddon was the time I spent not doing anything. It was a big special effects film, and I wasn't crazy about pretending I was in outer space. It feels ridiculous.

Steve Buscemi

TimeSpaceCrazyDoingRidiculous

I've always been extremely lucky in playing with great people who knew much more than I did. That's how I got from there to here.

Steve Lacy

GreatPeopleLuckyMoreGreat People

I have a hard time keeping a story straight when I tell the truth because when you start lying you have to remember what you said, and I'm not very good at that.

Lisa Vanderpump

GoodTruthTimeStartStoryYou

Evolution has been the key tenet of success over the past 13 years, and we have transformed from a single subscription e-commerce image business into a company with a diversified portfolio of content offerings, servicing the needs of businesses of all types and sizes globally.

Jon Oringer

SuccessBusinessPastKeyEvolution

It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and the broken promises.

Chief Joseph

GoodHeartWordsBrokenSickMakes

Email knocks me off my game. It's just for the morning commute and end of the day. Some might think I'm slow to respond, but those who need to reach me know to send me a text during those hours.

Chieh Huang

MorningDayMeGameThinkSlow

It was so cold I almost got married.

Shelley Winters

ColdGotAlmostMarried

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Svetlana Alexievich