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Richard Preston Quotes

It turns out, from what I hear, that roasted fruit bats are delicious.

Richard Preston

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american

Topics

Fruit Out Delicious Hear Bats Turns

I write about living, not dying.

Living Write Dying About I Write

An angry people cannot create anything that is not imbued with anger.

Anger Angry People Create Anything

Swag defines an artist, period. Lil Wayne has his super-tattooed pierces and dreads swag. Jay-Z has his New York, grown man, Beyonce and 40/40 Club swag.

Man New York Artist New Club Dreads

As soon as you are trying to be funny or dramatic, that's when things start feeling fake and boring.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Funny Start Fake Trying You Feeling

All of our great traditions, religious, contemplative and artistic, say that you must a learn how to be alone - and have a relationship with silence. It is difficult, but it can start with just the tiniest quiet moment.

Relationship Alone Great Moment You

I've tried and failed a lot. But I've also tried to be really clear about my brand. It is who I am. I'm a mum, I'm a wife, I'm 44 and from the Midwest.

Wife I Am Brand Clear Who Tried

I'm not a writing group member, not a joiner in that way. I don't seek a wide swath of feedback.

Writing Feedback Group Way Seek

I had been playing for a while, and I asked Louisville Slugger to send me a dozen flame treated bats. But when I got it, I realized they had sent me a box of ashes.

Me Flame Box Playing Ashes Dozen

Then there is the worst part of Christianity, which is awful: power, corruption, manipulation... But then again, these feature are ever present in any organization.

Power Organization Present Corruption

I like to swim, I like to play with my dogs and I love to eat - but I have to start watching that because my suits are getting too small.

Love Small Start Suits Play Eat

With the Black Lives Matter movement, a lot of the focus is on the protest and dissent. I'm hoping to dismantle the public notion - for folks outside of the community - of what Black Lives Matter means. It's really about saying that black lives matter: that humanity is the same when you go inside people's homes.

Community Focus People Saying Black

Career-wise, I feel very lucky to have always been able to follow my creative path.

Path Creative Feel Lucky Follow

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