Lev Grossman Quotes

The novel is a highly corrupt medium, after all - in the end the vast majority of them simply aren't that great, and are destined to be forgotten.

Lev Grossman

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GreatEndCorruptForgottenDestined

Every wedding is slightly different from the other. But you always get to meet the funny uncle and the weirdo relatives, and there's always someone trying to beat you up for not playing enough Beatles songs or something.

Jens Lekman

FunnyWeddingSomeoneEnoughYou

Careers are defined by four minutes on the ice and lives can change forever, emotionally and financially.

John Zimmerman

ChangeIceForeverFourMinutes

I'm not meant to sit on the couch and not play music. But I never want to feel like I have to put out a record. I don't want to ever make those records.

Sturgill Simpson

MusicFeelPlayWantNeverOut

My parents are professors; they're intellectual. I spent a lot of time reading books. To me, everyone always looks like they do in your imagination. And in my imagination, the characters always looked like me.

Shonda Rhimes

TimeImaginationParentsMeReading

Saddam's fate should be in the hands of his country men. They were the major victims of his brutal reign and should decide his life, death, or permanent imprisonment. Personally, I would lock him away forever.

Ronnie James Dio

LifeMenDeathFateHandsCountry

No other health disparity is so stark; virtually every woman who dies giving birth lives in a poor country.

Liya Kebede

HealthWomanGivingCountryPoor

Musclemen grow on trees. They can tense their muscles and look good in a mirror. So what? I'm interested in practical strength that's going to help me run, jump, twist, punch.

Jason Statham

StrengthGoodMirrorMeTreesHelp

The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous.

Jawaharlal Nehru

PersonVirtueOwnWhoMostLeast

On 'Angel' I got to work a lot with Mike Massa, who was David Boreanaz' stunt double, and Mike would let me do most of my stuff by myself. I did almost all my fight scenes by myself.

Christian Kane

WorkMyselfFightMeAngelDouble

People like to pigeonhole and say, Well, I'm a Washington insider, and you know, that's quite silly. What does that even mean?

Bob Woodward

PeopleSillyYouKnowWashington

Women are such strong, powerful leaders, and a lot of the time, we play it silent.

Brie Larson

WomenTimeStrongPowerfulPlayLot

To begin impatiently is the worst mistake a writer can make.

Antony Beevor

MistakeWorstBeginMakeWriter

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