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Ken Liu Quotes

In general, writers who talk to their colleagues and neighbors constantly about their own writing seem to me pretty insufferable. I try not to be that guy.

Ken Liu

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: 1976

Topics

Me Writing Colleagues Try Talk Own

When I'm trying to find my way into a character, the voice and physicality are the first two things I do.

Melissa Rauch

Character Voice Trying Find Way Two

As soon as I hear the word 'competition' I get serious and start doing everything that I can do.

Maureen McCormick

Competition Start Doing I Can Get

To me, the tragedy about this whole image-obsessed society is that young girls get so caught up in just achieving that they forget to realize that they have so much more to offer the world.

America Ferrera

Me World Society Tragedy Achieving

We're living in an era of unprecedented change, and I want to be a part of documenting it.

Ron Fournier

Change Want Living Era Part

One of mom's greatest acts of generosity was that she trained me to be defiant. Her great gift to me was encouraging me to be the person that I wanted to be, not the one that she and my father wished I was.

Ruth Reichl

Father Great Generosity Me Mom Gift

I don't walk barefoot. When I see a girl barefoot in the street... I'm like, 'Really?' But obviously, I can't judge someone for that first impression.

Juan Pablo Galavis

Love Friend Shoes Love Is Me Burger

What I'm always trying to do with every book is to recreate the effect of the stories we heard as children in front of campfires and fireplaces - the ghost stories that engaged us.

Chuck Palahniuk

Children Book Trying Always Ghost

I was the kid who always liked to take the ball down to the school even in my free time, kick it against the wall, juggle it in the front yard and so it was kind of a perpetual state of playing soccer for me.

Brandi Chastain

Time School Me Free Down Wall

I've always felt very attuned to, and at home in, the gay community.

Annaleigh Ashford

Home Community Gay Always Felt Very

We've been called, and He has blessed.

Willie Aames

Blessed Been He

As universal a truth as the rising and setting of the sun each day, the global economy needs people.

Sharan Burrow

Truth Day Sun People Economy Rising

I love getting on the subway because you get on the car, and you see the entire human race represented in any given subway car.

Tim Daly

Love Car You Race Human See