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David Guterson Quotes

What some people interpret as brooding melancholy is serenity. I don't feel required to grasp all the time.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: May 4, 1956

Topics

Time People Serenity Feel Melancholy

I do mourn my characters. I wrote an essay once where I was sure that far back in a marsh there was a hummock - a little hill of hardwoods - and an old farm house, where all the heroines in my novels lived together with all my beloved dead dogs. I've discussed this with my therapist, naturally. He says it's okay in fair amounts.

Together Farm Back House Hill Okay

I'm not this callous clown walking around laughing at life all the time. I've had some serious, serious problems in my life. But I've come out with a smile.

Life Smile Time Problems Walking

I've had my feet on the ground since I was very young. I was brought up like that. I'm going to stay myself.

Matteo Guendouzi

Myself Feet Young Ground Up Going

In human rights and peacemaking, it's really about having a solid concrete goal - the reduction of human suffering somewhere in the world - and then doing what is required to get that goal achieved.

John Prendergast

Suffering World Doing Goal Concrete

Ideology has shaped the very sofa on which I sit.

Sit Sofa Ideology Shaped Very Which

A reputation is really hard to live down.

Live Reputation Down Hard Really

I love pies of all types. I especially love rhubarb. I grew up with rhubarb growing on our property, and my mom would make rhubarb pies and jam. I have to admit, though, my earliest memories of rhubarb were not fond ones, but over time, I grew to love it.

Love Memories Time Mom Growing Over

People ended up not thinking much of me. They saw me as a bit of a troublemaker. It's important to change people's impressions.

Change People Me Thinking Important

I'd love to get into some comedy, but people keep saying, 'You're not funny!' And I say, 'Well, fair enough.' I have done comedy on stage.

Funny Love People Saying Comedy You

There is no meaningful or persuasive constitutional distinction between semiautomatic handguns and semiautomatic rifles.

Brett Kavanaugh

Persuasive Meaningful Between Rifles

External pressure I never worried about.

Pressure Never External About

The walls are raised against honest men in civic life.

William H. O'Connell

Life Men Walls Civic Honest Against

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