Leon Edel Quotes

Any biographer must of necessity become a pilgrim a peripatetic, obsessed literary pilgrim, a traveler with four eyes.

Leon Edel

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: critic
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 9, 1907 - September 5, 1997

Topics

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I read more books for research purposes, whether it's a fictionalized biography of Johannes Gutenberg or a stack of urban fantasies.

Jim C. Hines

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So much of what we do with our lives is worrying about the things we've done or the things we want to do instead of just being present in the now.

Matt Czuchry

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Paul Haggis, who's now a big movie guy, cast me as a lawyer in 'Family Law.' When that series ended, I thought that I would be going on more auditions and booking more jobs, but everything just came to a screeching halt.

Meredith Eaton

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I've probably spent more time than any other brand reading every last comment. To listen to people the way you're able to online is very powerful.

Sophia Amoruso

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As a youth, I was much more of a Zionist. But Israel was very different then. Israel's changed, and so have I.

Simon Sebag Montefiore

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I think they will never really enjoy true democracy in China.

Simon Winchester

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Married life is absolutely brilliant.

Ronnie Wood

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Writing is a great love of mine.

Micky Dolenz

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A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great talent which a man can be possessed of.

Joseph Addison

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We do need women in civic life. We do need women to run for office, to be in political office. We need a feminist to be at the table when decisions are being made so that the right decisions will be made.

Dolores Huerta

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I just hope to take this confidence and keep going forward.

Denis Shapovalov

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The way I see it, the expensive people who get hired when you have money are the fancy people who tell you what you can't do.

Doug Liman

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