Elizabeth Strout Quotes

In the kind of New England I'm from, you are expected to stay and marry somebody from New England - well, Maine, actually - so I think it was seen as a betrayal when I left for New York, which has been my refuge.

Elizabeth Strout

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 6, 1956

Topics

New YorkThinkYouBetrayalNew

There is no reason why the Louvre should be your favourite gallery just because it has the grandest collections in France, any more than Kew should necessarily be a favourite garden because it has the largest assemblage of plants, or Tesco your chosen shop because it has the widest variety of canned beans.

Jim Crace

PlantsGardenJust BecauseWhyMore

I moved south when I was 11 years old, moved to England. I've lived in all kinds of places, all parts of England.

John Burnside

PlacesOldYearsLivedKindsMoved

I have to be careful of what TV shows I choose, particularly ones that have commercials in them, because it's going to be a different kind of television show.

John Hawkes

ChooseTelevisionKindBe Careful

The money never mattered. I'm not kidding you. It hasn't really brought me any kind of happiness.

Michael Buble

HappinessMoneyMeYouKindNever

'Bigg Boss' is one show that I can never be a part of. I am very restless as a person, so keeping me locked won't be a good idea.

Rithvik Dhanjani

GoodBossI AmMeI CanPerson

I've decided to lead in a way that takes people with me. It's the approach that I think will stand not only our party but also our state in good stead.

Jay Weatherill

GoodPeopleMeThinkStandParty

I did write more mainstream stuff with DK. But you could always tell the records that I wrote in contrast with everybody else's because the format was a bit different. The harmonies were used in a different type of way. Way more metaphors in the mix.

Dawn Richard

YouWayMoreWriteContrastTell

A lot of our assumptions of the world are fairly cynical, fairly negative, and assume the worst. What our reading tastes show - in this rush to fantasy, romance, whatever - is that we actually still want to believe in a world of possibility, in a world of mystery.

Deborah Harkness

WorldBelieveNegativeReadingWant

At the end of the day, I mean, I love my father, but I was always a mama's girl growing up. I'm from the South, so there's always something about me when I'm just with my girls or even my mother. There's just a strong connection there.

Britney Spears

LoveFatherMotherGirlDayMe

I'm not very aware of styles. We never talk about styles before we start shooting, or even during shooting, because I think the film will bring you there.

Wong Kar-wai

StartThinkYouWillTalkNever

As far as the filmmaking process is concerned, stars are essentially worthless - and absolutely essential.

William Goldman

StarsProcessFilmmakingWorthless

Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight.

Phyllis Diller

AngerFightMadBedGoNever

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