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Shelby Foote Quotes

And I'm a slow writer: five, six hundred words is a good day. That's the reason it took me 20 years to write those million and a half words of the Civil War.

Shelby Foote

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: November 17, 1916 - June 27, 2005

Topics

Good Day Words Good Day War Me

Acting is real important to me. I love it, and it's something I care about.

Joaquin Phoenix

Love Me Care Acting Important Real

I went a few times, but I felt there was no way that any therapist could understand my particular torment and also felt in some respects they were sicker than I was.

Jerry West

Understand Way Therapist Than Some

I think one probably absorbs things like a sponge and things emerge without your always being aware of it.

Jeremy Northam

Think Always Without Things Aware

If life had a second edition, how I would correct the proofs.

John Clare

Life Would Second Correct How Had

Maybe I'm misjudging people, but I feel like a lot of people still have an image of me in a bonnet at nine years old.

Anna Paquin

People Me Feel Old Years Image

Being trans comes at a high cost, but being black and trans can cost you your life.

Angelica Ross

Life Black You High Cost Being

Our chips keep getting faster, and our data rates keep climbing, but at the end of the day - or worse, by mid-afternoon - those power meters on our screens inevitably turn to red.

Steven Levy

Power Day Red End Of The Day End

I would say I'm an optimist by nature.

Steve Tisch

Nature Say Optimist Would

It varies from song to song, but melody was always easy for me.

Rodney Crowell

Me Song Easy Always Melody Varies

The Strauss allowed me to be a writer. Without it, 'The Emperor's Children' would not exist. When I received the award, I was teaching, had one baby, and was pregnant with another. There was no time for writing.

Claire Messud

Children Time Me Baby Writing Award

The most important thing is readers. I've got a huge Twitter following, but I don't really think it sells books; I don't think a huge Facebook following sells books - although these things aren't bad, of course.

Bob Mayer

Think Bad Important Things Facebook

I'm from Europe, and I was very aware that there are a lot of literature snobs - especially in Europe. As soon as something becomes a success, it has to be bad, and then they'll do everything they can to stab it to death.

Anne Fortier

Success Death Literature Bad Europe