Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes

I think in general, novels by men tend to be taken more seriously than novels by women.

Curtis Sittenfeld

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I started writing stories at a young age, but not once did it occur to me that I could grow up to be a writer. Who could I look to? My favorite authors were Ann M. Martin and E.L. Konigsburg and Judy Blume, Beverly Cleary and Lois Lowry and Norma Klein. They were all white women, and they seemed so stately to me, so elegant. A whole world away.

Jenny Han

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There were no jewelry hidden. Walt wanted this atmosphere: They were supposed to live here, they've been outside somewhere, but they could come back at any minute and catch us.

John Hench

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It's amazing how much you can absorb on a film set.

Mia Wasikowska

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I think sequels should be earned and we won't do it unless the script is better than the first one.

Jay Roach

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People doing the kind of sound research that I'm interested in still have a difficult time.

Joseph Jarman

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In America, diner food or roadside barbecue is the best road food, but I am not a fan of eating while driving - too messy.

Jose Andres

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Mythology is a subjective truth. Every culture imagines life a certain way.

Devdutt Pattanaik

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When you're going in there with Brock Lesnar, you can't have anything else on your mind.

Dean Ambrose

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Efficiency innovations provide return on investment in 12-18 months. Empowering innovations take 5-10 years to yield a return. We have ample capital - oceans of capital - that is being reinvested into efficiency innovation.

Clayton M. Christensen

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I will seek the presidency with nothing to fall back on but the judgment of the people of the United States, and nowhere to go but the White House or home.

Bob Dole

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What I hope is that I don't just become 'Peter from 'The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.' I want to try and do something else to be a good actor and a respected actor.

William Moseley

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I still live in an apartment in Paris with my wife. No, we don't have a yacht, but we do have a house in Spain; that is my luxury.

Pierre Dukan

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