Lev Grossman Quotes

I've read plenty of J.G. Ballard, but I'm not really a Ballardian. I've met Ballardians, and I know when I can't compete. I like Ballard in his relatively unchallenging apocalyptic mode: 'Vermilion Sands,' 'The Drowned World,' 'The Burning World,' 'The Crystal World.'

Lev Grossman

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WorldKnowCrystalCompeteBurning

In high school, I was sort of friends with the geeks and friends with the socials and everything else and not solidly in one camp. I've always lived on the borders.

Jennifer Pahlka

SchoolHigh SchoolFriendsBorders

What I want to show in my work is the idea which hides itself behind so-called reality.

Max Beckmann

WorkRealityWantShowBehindIdea

You can be happy, or you can be right. If you want to be part of a couple and win every argument, you're in trouble.

Steve Harvey

HappyBe HappyWinYouTroubleWant

Tacos are the perfect food.

Sophia Bush

FoodPerfect

I don't like rock opera with back beats.

Robin Gibb

BackRockOperaLikeBeats

It's been overlooked for a long time as a real public health problem. All of western society is a little bit sleep-deprived, and when I say a little bit, I mean chronically.

Michael Rosbash

HealthTimeSocietyProblemLong

The anti-elitist values in America, I think, are very destructive to education.

Joshua Jackson

EducationThinkAmericaValuesVery

Money can't buy happiness, but it can make you awfully comfortable while you're being miserable.

Clare Boothe Luce

HappinessMoneyYouComfortableBuy

The main song I listened to with the 'Firebird' books was 'Breath of Life' by Florence + the Machine.

Claudia Gray

LifeSongBreathBooksMachineMain

Believe it or not, we will actually be better and happier workers if we are allowed to be better parents. We might even rediscover our capacity for fun.

Anne-Marie Slaughter

FunParentsBelieveBetterWillOur

I still giggle when someone asks for my address and I say, 'Hollywood, Los Angeles.'

Ashley Jensen

SomeoneLos AngelesSayHollywood

Himachal is my second home.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

HomeSecondSecond Home

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