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Scott Spencer Quotes

It may be time for serious literary novelists to take back some of the subject matter we abandoned to hack novelists and the movies.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: September 1, 1945

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Time Back Serious Movies Matter May

I just feel like people like a little break. Especially at 12:37 at night, you go, like, 'I'm just tired of the snarky right now. I just want to lie down and have somebody make me laugh for an hour. Entertain me, and then I'm going to sleep with a smile on my face.' That's my job; that's what I do.

Smile Job Lie Sleep Tired People

I love being a grandmother. That feeling you have for your own child - you don't ever think it will be replicated, and I did wonder if I would have to 'pretend' with my grandchildren. But my heart was taken on day one.

Love Heart Day Child Think You

I like characters and stories that challenge the status quo. Lately, I'm really interested in history because I find that in my public school education, I didn't learn about women in history. I want to introduce the world to some great stories and incredible heroes.

Jessica Chastain

Education Women History Great School

As a minister, you shouldn't imagine you know better than the technical experts in your ministry. In the end you're there to apply the political stamp of approval.

Jeroen Dijsselbloem

End Better Political You Know Apply

For me my friendship with Omar Rodriguez from Mars Volta that friendship really means a lot to me because he's another creative person who works as hard as I do.

John Frusciante

Friendship Creative Me Person Hard

There is a huge value in learning with instant feedback.

Learning Value Feedback Instant Huge

I think writing in a group, even though it can be a challenge - you have to be on your toes all the time - is the way the best comedy gets written. It's very, very collaborative. A lot of comedy writers are definitely introverted nerds.

Time Challenge Best Writing Think

Design shouldn't have to take a backseat to sustainability and making things responsibly.

Design Sustainability Things Take

When I was in high school, there was no safe haven, there was no outlet for you to speak your mind.

School Mind High School Speak You

Penal law was not created by the common people, nor by the peasantry, nor by the proletariat, but entirely by the bourgeoisie as an important tactical weapon in this system of divisions which they wished to introduce.

Michel Foucault

People Law Important System Common

I decided he'd changed so much that a whole new book was required and that book actually I can say so was the first to say that the marriage was in trouble and the Prince didn't like at all and my book was being serialized in the Sunday Times over five weeks.

Marriage Book Sunday I Can Trouble

The Olympic Games are the quadrennial celebration of the springtime of humanity.

Pierre de Coubertin

Humanity Games Celebration Olympic

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