Erik Larson Quotes

The thing I always tell my writing students - I'm not a full-time instructor, by any means, but periodically I've taught writing students - what I always tell them is that the most important thing in narrative nonfiction is that you not only have to have all the research; you have to have about 100% more than you need.

Erik Larson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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I've been a very effective leader in the gay rights movement, though at times I've been controversial.

Jean O'Leary

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I was a newspaper editor in the Army, and I know something about the Army PR culture.

John Sandford

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I try to stay in line and not be a jerk. I've always been conscious that if I really screw up, people might notice.

Amanda Hearst

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We shouldn't be bailing out insurance companies under ObamaCare.

Steve Scalise

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It can be difficult navigating the line between tabloid gossip and authenticity.

Sia

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For the purposes of the FMLA, marriage will now be determined based on where the couple got married, not on where an employee lives. This is called a 'place of celebration' rule.

Tom Perez

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The older I get, the more important my view of the family is.

Robert Fogel

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When you're a writer, you pull your life into your work. My first love is cinema. That's where I want to be judged.

Roger Avary

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Opening up the Capitol dome and giving the public a look at the inner workings of Congress - however messy they may be - certainly won't be pretty. But trust isn't earned by showing off only your Sunday best. The dirty laundry has to be aired, too.

Mike Quigley

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We make fun of our leaders.

Lorne Michaels

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Finding someone to share your life with is one of the most important things a human can do and was preached to me by my mother.

Johnny Weir

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For an artist or an entertainer, it's the ultimate when you can go to the forest when you're done your work and escape.

Dolores O'Riordan

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