Jami Attenberg Quotes

Most of my writer friends are women, and they're all extremely talented, so of course I think the state of contemporary fiction for women is pretty great. Which is to say there is a ton of amazing work out there. These women are writing hard. There's much to be said. We're on it, chief.

Jami Attenberg

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Every country has an aspect to it that rubs up people the wrong way.

John Bolton

PeopleCountryWrongWayUpEvery

We lived in one of those half-basement apartments, and on our first night of being in America, someone reached through the grate that protects the window and stole our laundry detergent - which wasn't a big deal, but it felt symbolic when I heard about it later as an adult.

Jenny Zhang

WindowNightAmericaSomeoneLaundry

When you combine boring with fear, you have fun.

Robert Kiyosaki

FearFunHave FunYouBoring

I love to be able to meet people who are successful, and I love them not because they're successful, but usually people who are successful have qualities that make them interesting to be around.

Robert Osborne

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My parents are both really, really funny, and my little sister is a really good painter, and my other sister is a really good writer.

Michael Cera

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Of all the tyrants the world affords, our own affections are the fiercest lords.

John Sterling

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Pilot season's such a strange time. You get such a concentrated amount of scripts. A lot of them become white noise after a while. When something really pops, it becomes apparent very quickly. I'm quite instinctive about that. I know, normally by about 10 pages in, whether I want to do something or not.

Tom Ellis

TimeYouWhiteKnowWantBecome

We thought we could reinvent the way people came together for live events. We wanted to ticket everything from a five-person yoga class to a 10-person cookery class to a fashion event.

Julia Hartz

LiveTogetherPeopleFashionThought

Listen closely as those around you speak; great truths are revealed in jest.

Javan

GreatSpeakYouListenThoseAround

Of course, we didn't survive to play all the way through the '90s, so I can say that - as I said, everybody in the band was aware of this, and we trying to figure out ways to make it different.

Phil Lesh

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Looking back now, thinking about that moment in the lights, with my heart pounding, Oscar in my hand, all I can say is I am grateful and humbled - still to this day. Next to marrying my husband and the birth of my children, it is one of the best days ever.

Marlee Matlin

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The American is wholeheartedly for love and romance at any cost.

Leslie Caron

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