Lydia Davis Quotes

If a translation doesn't have obvious writing problems, it may seem quite all right at first glance. We readers, after all, quickly adapt to the style of a translator, stop noticing it, and get caught up in the story.

Lydia Davis

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 15, 1947

Topics

StyleWritingStoryProblemsAdapt

Sometimes just when I say hello the right way, I'm like, 'Whoa, I'm so cool.'

Robert Pattinson

CoolSometimesSayWayHelloRight

Congress has the responsibility to ensure that any international trade agreement entered into by the United States must serve the national interest, not merely the interests of those crafting the proposal in secret.

Jeff Sessions

ResponsibilityCongressSecretServe

I used to have a lot of superstitions, and then I realized that it was kind of hogwash. Once I let go of them, I relaxed a lot.

Amy Adams

GoKindLet GoUsedRelaxedOnce

If there's one thing I can't stand, it's not being noticed.

Steve Sabol

StandBeingOne ThingThingNoticed

Let me tell you who we conservatives are: we love people. When we look out over the United States of America, when we are anywhere, when we see a group of people, such as this or anywhere, we see Americans. We see human beings. We don't see groups. We don't see victims.

Rush Limbaugh

LovePeopleMeAmericaYouLook

As a novelist, I tend to know significantly more about my characters than I do about my friends.

Michelle Huneven

FriendsKnowMoreThanCharacters

Everyone has an opinion when it comes to immigration - strong, intense opinions.

Jose Antonio Vargas

OpinionStrongImmigrationOpinions

Economy, prudence, and a simple life are the sure masters of need, and will often accomplish that which, their opposites, with a fortune at hand, will fail to do.

Clara Barton

LifeSimpleAccomplishSimple Life

My divorce wasn't fun.

Anne Wojcicki

FunDivorce

I'm never going to become an expert on how you get delegates. I think what you've got to do is follow the will of voters.

Rick Scott

ThinkYouWillBecomeNeverFollow

I've gotten to know a number of readers from being online, and really treasure the time I've spent with them.

Nora Roberts

TimeTreasureKnowBeingReaders

The reason this country continues its drift toward socialism and big nanny government is because too many people vote in the expectation of getting something for nothing, not because they have a concern for what is good for the country.

Lyn Nofziger

GoodGovernmentPeopleSocialism

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