Tim O'Brien Quotes

We tend to regard history as true and 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' as untrue. That's always puzzled me.

Tim O'Brien

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 1, 1946

Topics

HistoryMeTrueAlwaysAdventures

Whichever chord progressions move me, whether it's rock, jazz, doo-wop or soul, I'm going to put it together and not be worried about whether people can put it in a lane or not.

Andra Day

TogetherSoulPeopleMeJazzRock

The more technology we introduce into society, the more people will aggregate, will want to be with other people: movies, rock concerts, shopping.

John Naisbitt

TechnologyPeopleShoppingSociety

The first role of government is to help people who are in crisis or need. That's why we have government.

John McCain

GovernmentPeopleHelpCrisisWhy

I've always been writing.

Max Apple

WritingAlwaysBeen

The first time I met Patti Smith was in a laundromat. We knew some of the same people, including Richard Hell.

Tom Verlaine

TimePeopleHellFirst TimeFirst

John Lee Hooker became a friend of mine and I love all of his work. He was truly an icon. He lived the life. I miss him.

Mick Fleetwood

LifeWorkLoveFriendHimLived

I always loved aesthetics. Not particularly fashion, but an idea of beauty.

Miuccia Prada

BeautyFashionLovedAlwaysIdea

Work harder than everybody. Read scripts, watch movies. Help other writers, it makes you better. And probably move to L.A.

Lorene Scafaria

WorkBetterHelpYouMoviesWatch

If a man wishes to truly not be written about, he would do well not to write letters to 18-year-old girls, inviting them into his life.

Joyce Maynard

LifeManWishesLettersWriteWell

My IQ is somewhere between Spiro Agnew's and Albert Einstein's.

Dick Cavett

SomewhereBetweenIQEinsteinAlbert

The truth is, I am conservative, but socially, I'm very liberal.

Dean Cain

TruthI AmTruth IsConservativeAm

I learned a lot of things that made me be a better player and have more of a variety on the pitch.

David Villa

MeBetterMoreThingsVarietyMade

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