Erik Larson Quotes

A very important part of my workday are the two Nunzillas on my windowsill. They keep me constant company. They're little windup toys, and when they move across the desk, they spark from the mouth. I think of them as my editors. They sort of remind you that the world can be a silly place.

Erik Larson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MeWorldThinkSparkYouMouth

When I was coming home from school as a youngster, and I saw my dad's car in the driveway, I would go to a friend's house. I connected my dad being there with fear.

Joe Torre

FriendFearHomeCarSchoolHouse

I'm very happy that the New York Times has spoken well of my stuff; who wouldn't be? But it's not a choice I made.

John M. Ford

New YorkHappyChoiceNewWellMade

I look thuggish when I shave my head and wear big boots. I walk into a newsagent and people think I'm going to jump the counter.

Robert Smith

WalkPeopleThinkBootsLookJump

In the world of energy politics, the sudden vanishing of the word 'coal' is a remarkable and unprecedented event.

Jeff Goodell

PoliticsWorldEnergyEventCoal

I think all of this jogging and everything else shows the people want to be masters of their own bodies and environment.

Michael Frome

PeopleThinkEnvironmentWantOwn

The strongest argument against totalitarianism may be a recognition of a universal human nature; that all humans have innate desires for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The doctrine of the blank slate... is a totalitarian's dream.

Steven Pinker

LifeNatureHappinessRecognition

You almost have to create situations in order to write about them, so I live in a constant state of self-imposed poverty. I don't want to live any other way.

Tom Waits

LivePovertyYouCreateWantWay

I think that's what makes my music different from other artists in my lane is that I write every word that's on my album, and every word comes from a real experience or a real feeling that I've either experienced or felt. And I'm very particular about that, and I take a lot of pride in it, so you know if I say something on a song, I mean it.

Mike Posner

MusicExperienceSongThinkPride

Clever modern man is so witless that he thinks moral silence and empty conscience are an advantage.

Michael Leunig

ManSilenceMoralCleverEmptyHe

If a door is shut, go up and wiggle it a little - don't assume it's locked.

Bob Goff

DoorGoUpLittleAssumeShut

I think I'll always want to write and direct. I'm interested in producing and helping other people tell stories. But I'm still in love with writing and directing.

Shane Carruth

LovePeopleWritingThinkWantTell

You can be whatever size you are, and you can be beautiful both inside and out. We're always told what's beautiful and what's not, and that's not right.

Serena Williams

BeautifulYouInsideRightSizeOut

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