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Ethan Canin Quotes

I read for the sensation of becoming another person; I write for the same sensation.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: July 19, 1960

Topics

Person Write Same Becoming Read

It's presumptuous to say you know how somebody feels.

You Know Say Somebody How Feels

Never in my life would I have expected USDA to be opposed to farmers and ranchers.

Life My Life Never Farmers Would

I was appalled and shocked that Bush used the State of the Union to attack same-sex marriages and indicated that he would support a constitutional amendment.

Support Amendment Used Attack Union

I think the best actors in the world are here in New York City. And this city is just so vibrant the energy is just phenomenal. Great crews here. All the technicians, all the artists that work in this industry. I've just been very happy with the body that we've been able to do, especially those films we shot here in New York City.

Work Great Best New York Happy City

Most songs that aren't jump-rope songs, or lullabies, are cautionary tales or goodbye songs and road songs.

Goodbye Road Songs Most Tales

A guy should always pursue the girl.

Girl Always Pursue Guy Should

I think I was lucky in that I wasn't one of those girls who are told they are pretty the whole time. I never got that. Nor did I ever obsess about my looks as a teenager.

Time Think Looks Lucky Never Pretty

There is something about the mindset of a scientist that is different - an awareness of uncertainty, modeling, proof.

Joseph Stiglitz

Uncertainty Mindset Modeling Proof

Speaking two languages fluently makes each language not so important.

Language Important Two Speaking Each

I didn't write about my mother much in the third year after she died. I was still trying to get my argument straight: When her friends or our relatives wondered why I was still so hard on her, I could really lay out the case for what it had been like to be raised by someone who had loathed herself, her husband, even her own name.

Mother Husband Name Someone Year

I read '13 Reasons Why' in middle school, and the message of the book stuck with me: to treat people better because you never know what they're going through.

School People Me Book Treat Better

I have always been more of a joyous person than a sad person. But I was fortunate to have a mom and dad where my mom could look at my face and know what was going on and was able to get me to talk and draw it out. As a result, I didn't have to hide an emotion. I didn't have to worry about her telling me, 'That's silly.'

Sad Me Mom Face Worry Result

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