Marisha Pessl Quotes

If I scribbled a few words on a cocktail napkin and showed it to my family, they'd proclaim it astonishing and more culturally relevant than the Bible.

Marisha Pessl

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 26, 1977

Topics

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To Marines, love of liberty is not an empty phrase... Rather, it's displayed by blood, sweat, and tears for the fallen.

Jim Mattis

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These days, newish art can be priced between $10,000 and $25,000. When I tell artists that a new painting by a newish artist should go for around $1,200, they look at me like I'm a flesh-eating virus.

Jerry Saltz

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What I learned is you have to be forgiving with yourself. You have to be willing to take your time, and you can't expect things from yourself that you can't deliver.

Maya Hawke

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Success breeds inequality, and you don't want to choke off success.

Angus Deaton

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I think the first time I ever wore a tuxedo was when I played at the Talk Of The Town in 1967, because it was a nightclub and that was the thing to do.

Tom Jones

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The whole idea of escapism really resonates with a lot of kids.

Robbie Kay

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If you can find a way your character moves, you know more about your character than you'd ever dream.

Rita Moreno

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I'm always afraid of making mistakes. I think I was born with that.

RM

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No matter how many obstacles that are thrown in our path, there are ways to except them and to live through them.

Robert Zemeckis

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I could have had a session of defecography, which is a diagnostic test in which X-rays are taken to assess anatomical problems occurring during the process of defecation. I gave it the briefest of thoughts before recognizing that this is beyond the pale - even for me.

Mary Roach

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This does not come naturally. I have to work out 60 to 90 minutes at least five days a week and stick to a high- fiber, low-calorie eating plan.

Molly Sims

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Everybody is talking today about the economy.

Joschka Fischer

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