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Ken Liu Quotes

I wanted to make my stories, which are inspired by Asian stories, into something fresh, decontextualized - to give them new life as a new kind of fantasy that isn't so cloying and exotic and strange.

Ken Liu

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: 1976

Topics

Life New Life New Kind Strange

There's something in this country that is so opposed to understanding the complexity of children.

Maurice Sendak

Children Understanding Country

Gratitude's not a natural posture. The prince of darkness is ultimately a spoiled ingrate, and I've spent most of my life as kin to the fist-shaker.

Ann Voskamp

Life Gratitude Darkness My Life Most

I think that, every individual you invent in narrative work, you have to have some root in who that person is. That may be an aspect of yourself; it may be an aspect of something that you like, that you don't like. It may be an aspect that you wish you had. Maybe something you admire in another person.

Amor Towles

Work Yourself Think Wish You Person

Music makes or breaks an atmosphere. It helps to create the mood and also is a very important aural cue; simply shut off the music when you want people to leave.

Lisa Vanderpump

Music People You Create Important

For me, humor is everything!

Judy Gold

Humor Me Everything

I'll exercise in spurts, usually inspired by a dress that I have to fit into. But once that gown is squeezed into, if I continue to exercise, I get sick or I pull my back. For some reason my body literally rejects exercise.

Debra Messing

Dress Sick Exercise Body Back Get

I guess when somebody offers you a movie, you don't say no. That's what I've learned.

Colleen Haskell

You Say Somebody Movie Learned

The great thing about Marvel is that there is an attitude of 'nothing's impossible,' but that doesn't mean everything is possible; you just have to chase it.

Anthony Russo

Attitude Great Impossible You Mean

I suppose we carry photographs now, but I think it's rather wonderful that people used to carry drawings and watercolours. I wish people did that more often.

Alison Jackson

People Think Wish Now More I Wish

Publicity doesn't really get me anything. Clients are not going to hire me for a $100 million building because I have a brand. They really want the product.

Peter Marino

Me Building Brand Want Clients Hire

The two-piece ball I switched to spun too much. One shot would go the distance I thought it should, then the next one would fall short, and then the next one would go long.

Payne Stewart

Thought Short Long Fall Too Much Go

If you act like you know what you're going, you can do anything you want - except neurosurgery.

Sharon Stone

You Know Want Anything Act Going