David Grann Quotes

I grew up around writers, and there was always a romance to them. They were charming. They would tell their stories of what they were working on, over the table.

David Grann

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TableAlwaysOverRomanceTellUp

I really love to write about food, crafts, and fashion, so those details will always be a part of my books. I think they inject stories with color and flavor, providing a tactile experience.

Jenny Han

LoveFoodExperienceFashionThink

I wrote 'Don't Look Back' in November 2011, and when I wrote the novel, it wasn't contracted, so there was a freedom in that - no expectations or anything like that. It was also my first contemporary novel I'd written and sold, which was to Disney/Hyperion in January of 2012.

Jennifer Armentrout

FreedomJanuaryExpectationsLook

It would be really great if people would realize that stars are only people with the same weaknesses and flaws, not immaculate idols.

Meg Ryan

StarsGreatPeopleFlawsRealize

I show up ready to play, so I normally try and fit the situation.

Matt Cameron

SituationReadyPlayTryUpShow

I was being laughed at. I hated it, so I made an adjustment to control the situation. All comics learn that.

Andy Griffith

ControlLearnSituationAdjustment

In my speeches, I always condemned communism, national-socialism and fascism.

Jean-Marie Le Pen

CommunismAlwaysFascismSpeeches

It's really fun to write something for kids. You can make it a little bit more extreme and crazy than you would for adults.

Stephen McCauley

FunCrazyYouMoreWriteLittle

Every time I go to a new place, more likely than not, I end up seeing an opera there. It's ended up being a part of travel.

Stana Katic

TimeTravelEndSeeingPlaceNew

As a kid, this is what I wanted my life to be. Not in my wildest dreams did I ever dare to dream that it would be this.

Smokey Robinson

LifeDreamsMy LifeDreamDareKid

The Huddersfield that I like best is a large town with a big heart and an open mind.

Simon Armitage

HeartBestMindOpenBig HeartBig

Protestants so often confuse being Republican with being Christian.

Tony Campolo

ChristianRepublicanBeingConfuse

It's very easy, if you come from a place like Pakistan, to imagine that there's a narrative of American aggression towards the place that you come from. But that, in itself, is just a political view.

Mohsin Hamid

AmericanViewPoliticalEasyYou

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