I don't ever want to impose something on the story. I want the story to tell me.
Lesli Linka Glatter
Recitation: by Male by Female
I wanted to write about the experiences of the poor and the black and the rural people of the South.
Jesmyn Ward
PeopleBlackPoorWriteRuralAbout
Expecting to be wrong about most things most of the time brings, finally, the kind of humility that leads to peace. I think.
John Burdett
TimePeaceHumilityThinkWrong
The search for happiness has long been a dominant feature of American life. It's a byproduct of prosperity, not to mention the most famous line in the Declaration of Independence.
Meghan Daum
LifeHappinessIndependenceSearch
Traditionally in crime fiction, women exist as a bedroom convenience or to screw up in order that the plot may progress. I wanted no part of that.
Ann Maxwell
WomenProgressCrimeBedroomFiction
When you're acting, you can try your own ideas and be free.
Storm Reid
IdeasFreeYouActingTryOwn
Take a deep breath. When the game comes, no matter what happens, you can always keep your cool. I'm a bit of a hot head, a bit of a spaz, so it really helps me calm myself down during the game.
Mike Daniels
MyselfMeCoolCalmGameDeep
My judgement is not good when I am on a book tour. I am not thinking about it that much. What happens is I will go back home. I have a 4-year-old and a 1-year-old and a wife who is now taking care of them who is wondering where her husband is.
Michael Lewis
GoodHomeWifeI AmBookHusband
It's all very well setting up your own brand of face cream or exercise wear - but Christ, it's so shallow.
Jasmine Guinness
FaceBrandExerciseShallowUpOwn
As I got into middle school, I was really an outcast. But everybody was an outcast in middle school. I don't know who got the idea to put all kids going through puberty together in a school and give them academic elitism and competition and pit them against each other.
Jordan Gavaris
TogetherSchoolCompetitionKnow
I happen to be a big fan of Western civilization; I think it beats the hell out of tyranny and starvation.
Jordan Peterson
ThinkHellTyrannyCivilizationOut
Travel is a passion. I intend seeing the world.
Anushka Shetty
PassionTravelWorldSeeingIntend
Mitt Romney, happens to have the exact skill set that the next president's going to require.
Artur Davis
SkillPresidentNextGoingHappens
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