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Tom Bissell Quotes

I view myself as a fiction writer who just happens to write nonfiction. I think I look at the world through a fiction-writer's eyes.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality: american
Birth: 1974

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Eyes Myself World Think View Look

It's not like every director in every movie is seeking me out by any means, there are a lot of things I'm not suited for, a lot of things I'm not interested in, and a lot of things that directors wouldn't be interested in me for.

Me Director Out Things Like Means

If all the shows on television were about happy, functional relationships, first of all I don't know how many role models there are out there, sadly. And secondly, who would watch? Drama is conflict.

Happy Conflict Television Drama Know

Art dealing is when you're doing it as a business.

Business Art Doing You Dealing

Arsenic sticks around and today it's easily found after death if somebody thinks of looking for it, because the problem with arsenic, it isn't looked for in the common tests for drugs.

Today Death Looking Problem Tests

By nature, I tended to trust people and was typically open and transparent... But such transparency would go astray when others saw us out of context or when I gave trust to those few who were unworthy of it.

Stanley A. McChrystal

Nature Trust People Transparency Go

If I walk outside without lipstick, I feel naked.

Walk Feel Lipstick Outside Naked

My wife and I have always been Anglophiles. We always felt we were born in another life in England. I was in the Elizabethan era, and she was from the Norman conquest.

Life Wife Born She Always Been

I think it would be great if everybody could be out. But it's such a personal choice. People have to do it at their own speed. I respect that.

Respect Great People Think Speed

I'm an amateur.

I had a happy childhood, with many stimulations and support from my parents who, in postwar times, when it was difficult to buy things, made children's books and toys for us. We had much freedom and were encouraged by our parents to do interesting things.

Christiane Nusslein-Volhard

Freedom Children Childhood Support

What happened is we went into a recession beginning in December of 2007 that was the worst since 1929. And it is a very deep hole that we have been struggling to get out of.

Austan Goolsbee

Beginning Deep Worst Out Get Been

It's really nice to be able to do what I'm doing without having to compromise with another musician.

Compromise Doing Nice Without Able

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