Erik Larson Quotes

I never recreate dialogue. I have often been asked by people, 'You must have made this up because this is dialogue, right?' Anything in my books that is in quotes comes from some kind of living historical document: a letter, a memoir, a court transcript, a newspaper interview.

Erik Larson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 3, 1954

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We're all well-acquainted with depression, we all know what the low moods are, but the mania was not something I knew much about. I didn't know that it would make someone dress extravagantly or start to pun, and to stay up and drink.

Jeffrey Eugenides

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One of the big questions in the climate change debate: Are humans any smarter than frogs in a pot? If you put a frog in a pot and slowly turn up the heat, it won't jump out. Instead, it will enjoy the nice warm bath until it is cooked to death. We humans seem to be doing pretty much the same thing.

Jeff Goodell

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If my body is enslaved, still my mind is free.

Sophocles

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I'm very social. It's just most of my friends are not actors.

Topher Grace

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I'm a black man in America, so I'm going to be misunderstood.

Tracy Morgan

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One ought to look a good deal at oneself before thinking of condemning others.

Moliere

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I've played drums in bands since I was 16.

Miles Teller

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I think every little girl is fascinated with mermaids.

JoJo

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I'm proud of the fact that I pitched almost 3,300 innings.

Dennis Eckersley

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As a company grows from 25 to 50 to 100 to 200 to 500 to 1000 people, the characteristics of who is the very best talent in leadership roles will change. It's rarely the case that your leadership team at 1000 people is the same leadership team you had a 25 people.

Brad Feld

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There's only a handful of people I trust completely, and I know who they are. Other than that, I pretty much don't trust people.

Anton Yelchin

TrustPeopleKnowPrettyOnlyWho

Yes I have made a lot of money and I have a lot of respect, my films have done well, and I know there are loads of loads of people who look up to me and really love me. I really just thought this is like a strange dream. I have never thought this is a success - I don't have a standard.

Shah Rukh Khan

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