Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes

Probably I, like a lot of people, became a writer in imitation of or in homage to the books I enjoyed. When you're so captivated by something, you think, could I do that? Hmm, let me try.

Curtis Sittenfeld

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PeopleMeThinkYouTryImitation

For an international business such as ours, you can't localise without a local. That was a hard lesson for us. We had to be closer, physically present, which is when we put teams on the ground.

Joe Gebbia

BusinessPresentYouLessonHardUs

My dad builds houses, and, for the earlier portion of my life anyway, we moved around quite a bit. It took us to some just really amazing places.

John Gourley

LifeAmazingMy LifePlacesUsJust

When I did see the story of Persephone, I was really drawn to it. Persephone, the goddess of spring, was kept from Olympus by her mother, Demeter, because Demeter was very worried that the gods of Olympus would do something terrible to her.

Meg Cabot

MotherSpringStoryGoddessSeeHer

I just tell people I'm a dolphin trainer. It's better for everyone.

Matthew Walker

PeopleBetterEveryoneTellDolphin

Whoever I am, or whatever I am doing, some kind of excellence is within my reach.

John W. Gardner

ExcellenceI AmReachDoingKindAm

When you win a Grammy, it links a certain prestige and importance to you, you know? People want to talk to you.

Stanley Clarke

PeopleWinYouKnowWantTalk

I had dreams of catching the ball for the final out in the World Series and being mobbed by my teammates. Well, I guess all my dreams didn't come true.

Robin Yount

DreamsWorldTeammatesTrueOut

The Ten Commandments are the divinely revealed law.

Roy Moore

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Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it.

Russell Baker

NaturePowerYouSummerSufferUs

I was just fascinated with how everyone else in the world lived, and I was interested in telling their story.

Michelle Monaghan

WorldStoryEveryoneLivedJustHow

I like a cliche if it's sort of turned on its head.

Jason Isbell

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If I were to write a book about the progress of getting to a third film, it would be a long one.

Colin Firth

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