Grace Paley Quotes

What I'm interested in doing in a story is bringing certain different languages, people, events together and then letting the reader make what he wants of it.

Grace Paley

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 11, 1922 - August 22, 2007

Topics

TogetherPeopleStoryDoingEvents

If Carter had been there when the AIDS crisis came up, it would have been a whole different story. It could have been treated like a legitimate disease.

Jean O'Leary

StoryCrisisUpDifferentDisease

Gymnastics demands so much of our time. We train all week and travel and compete on weekends. The people you're surrounded by really become your second family, your best friends, your sisters. My coach was like a second mother for me.

Amanda Borden

FamilyMotherTimeBestTravelMe

There's something that's very human about 'Warriorv that brings you out. You're watching the movie and, yeah, there's fighting - there's a tournament at the end of the movie - but it takes a long time to get to know these people.

Tom Hardy

TimePeopleEndFightingLongYou

When I worked at the White House in the mid-1990s, I would not have dreamed of sharing my beliefs on faith with my colleagues.

Mike McCurry

FaithColleaguesHouseWhiteSharing

I think body-image issues are not just a dancer thing. I think we're much more in tune and aware because the body is our instrument and art, and we stare at ourselves in a mirror all day, but I feel like it's something that every woman experiences and every girl experiences.

Misty Copeland

GirlMirrorArtDayWomanThink

Early on, QVC was the most appealing medium for me because it allowed me to share the stories behind my products and directly communicate the features and benefits.

Joy Mangano

MeEarlyShareProductsBenefits

I've spent a good deal of time in the Middle East over the years, lecturing at universities in places like Egypt, Jordan, Israel, and Morocco.

Jay Parini

GoodTimeEgyptPlacesOverMiddle

When you make a film, it's because it's important to you, it means something to you.

Diego Luna

YouImportantSomethingFilmBecause

Given how majestically slim she always was, it's a little odd to admit that I can remember bellowing that Whitney Houston was The Heavyweight Champion of the World! on the MTV News floor back in the '90s.

Chris Connelly

WorldChampionRememberBackI Can

CBS was very generous in their offer to re-sign me. But I simply want to try something new.

Craig Kilborn

MeNewWantTrySomethingGenerous

Suffrage is the pivotal right.

Susan B. Anthony

EqualityRightSuffragePivotal

Art isn't complete until it's shared.

Seph Lawless

ArtCompleteSharedUntil

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