James Wolcott Quotes

Since I'm a fan of collections and anthologies, believe that the best writing often shines in shards and galloping stretches, I never find myself lobbying for a writer I enjoy reading regularly to hole up in Heidegger's hut for four or five years to bring forth a mountain.

James Wolcott

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: critic
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 10, 1952

Topics

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I love writing Scottish dialogue.

John Niven

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At Murry Bergtraum High I wanted to be as different from my father as possible. So I acted out in school, I was very anti-authority.

John Leguizamo

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Do all things without grumbling. Why? You have a sovereign God who is on your side, who works everything together for your good.

John Piper

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It struck me what we should be trying to do was pluck the egg from the ovary and fertilise it in the laboratory. We could do this in animals increasingly... this was the way to go in the human species.

Robert Edwards

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Seafaring can be lucrative - the elite, such as gas-tanker captains, can earn $100,000 for six months' work - but the isolation is a heavy price to pay.

Rose George

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Public education is an investment in our future.

Matt Blunt

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The challenges I face in the studio pale in comparison to when I'm out in nature.

Michael Muller

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I have an aversion to taking care of my gear, a wayward manifestation of my punk ethos.

Lou Barlow

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I hate that bookstores are closing. Hate it! What's better than hanging out a bookstore, be it independent or chain, and talking books with people who love books?

Lisa Jackson

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Albert Brooks is definitely one of my biggest influences, for sure.

Jonah Hill

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I'm not a water guy.

Don Nelson

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You can't know what it's like to be a major league umpire unless you were a major league umpire.

Doug Harvey

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