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Lev Grossman Quotes

Oddly, the meanings of books are defined for me much more by their beginnings and middles than they are by their endings.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: June 26, 1969

Topics

Me More Beginnings Books Than Much

Fear is that thing that keeps you up there on that other plateau. Fear is that thing that just keeps you closed down, and quite frankly, alone.

Fear Alone You Down Up Just

I actually ran in junior high school a little bit, you know, like most kids do in track and things. Then I got out of it and just trained for football and played ball for so many years - high school, college and the NFL.

Football School College High School

I am opposed to the wholesale giving away of the public lands to railroad corporations and other like institutions; at the same time, I believe that the government can encourage, by gifts, great national enterprises which are for the common weal and are so placed that they cannot properly expect local support.

Ambrose Burnside

Great Time Government I Am Support

Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity.

Ambiguity Tolerate Inability Neurosis

A writer doesn't really have much of a function on a movie set.

Function Writer Set Much Movie

One reason that we eat processed foods is the decline of home economics. Restarting home economics classes is one of the key things we could do to get this issue moving.

Home Moving Economics Key Eat Get

I wanted to open the dialogue about race in ballet and bring more people in. It's just beautiful to see the interest that has exploded for such an incredible art form that I will forever be grateful to!

Beautiful Art Grateful People Will

I find nice people kind of boring.

People Find Nice Kind Boring

My brother has a tendency to get quite lyrical when he writes music; he gets so romantic, it's borderline. I make it slightly more aggressive. I make the round corner a bit sharper.

Josephine de La Baume

Music Romantic Brother More Corner

Growing up, there was a lot of pressure for women to be good-looking, but my mum was very strict, and she didn't allow me to wear make-up. Looking back, it was good for me. It slowed me down from becoming an adult too quickly.

Dolores O'Riordan

Good Women Looking Back Growing Up

When you have an accident, they will save their own people, and those who have worked with you or with the NGOs are left. Unfortunately, this happens always. It is not an excuse at all.

Boutros Boutros-Ghali

People You Will Always Own Left

I'm grateful that the team allowed me back. I'm looking forward to making it up to them.

Grateful Me Team Looking Forward Up

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