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Marilynne Robinson Quotes

When I went to college, I majored in American literature, which was unusual then. But it meant that I was broadly exposed to nineteenth-century American literature. I became interested in the way that American writers used metaphoric language, starting with Emerson.

Marilynne Robinson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: November 26, 1943

Topics

College Language American Literature

I'm an insomniac, so my perfect reader is probably another insomniac.

Perfect Reader Another

I think I was first awakened to musical exploration by Dizzy Gillespie and Bird. It was through their work that I began to learn about musical structures and the more theoretical aspects of music.

Work Music Bird Think Learn First

Distance not only gives nostalgia, but perspective, and maybe objectivity.

Perspective Nostalgia Distance Only

The time I had waited probably made the difference between success and failure.

Success Failure Time Difference Made

I was on my death bed, and I remember hanging on to these words, 'Don't be scared. You are going to live an amazing life,' and I have.

Life Live Death Words Amazing You

Few if any countries understand the growing importance of water as fully as Turkey does.

Water Growing Understand Turkey Few

It's still a mystery to me, but even though my mother was like an older sister to me, I kind of put her up on a pedestal.

Steven Spielberg

Mother Me Sister Mystery Kind Up

I continue to write essays about art. The visual is always part of my work, and it gives me immense pleasure to make up the words of art and create them verbally rather than build them.

Work Art Words Me Create Build

Stand at the base and look up at 3,000 feet of blankness. It just looks like there's no way you can climb it. That's what you seek as a climber. You want to find something that looks absurd and figure out how to do it.

Climb Feet Stand You Look Find

Everyone has a really short attention span, and you have to bombard them with content, content, content.

Short Attention You Everyone Content

I like how my body feels when I'm in shape; I love how it feels after I work out each day. Fitting in the clothes I like to wear comfortably and living a healthy lifestyle is important to me.

Work Love Day Me Clothes Body

I have stepped into a bigger league with 'Khamoshiyaan,' and I am grateful to Mahesh Bhatt sir. I am also grateful to myself for being patient.

Myself Grateful I Am Patient Bigger

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