Celeste Ng Quotes

With the first novel, I had to tell myself, 'No one is ever going to read it, so you might as well just write it.' With the second, I was pretty sure someone was going to read it.

Celeste Ng

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MyselfSomeoneYouWriteFirstTell

I'm mostly retired. Now I'm a mother with a really noisy, difficult house to maintain!

Mia Sara

MotherHouseNowDifficultMaintain

Whatever happens, take responsibility.

Tony Robbins

ResponsibilityWhateverTakeHappens

I believe our emotional tension can manifest itself physically.

Tom Shadyac

BelieveManifestI BelieveEmotional

One of the greatest live recordings, I think, in the history of the world is Ray Charles in Atlanta... And they didn't even have a big mobile recording thing set up. The word on the street was they only had like two microphones, one for the band and one for him. Perfect recordings. I think it's mono.

Robbie Robertson

LiveHistoryWorldThinkPerfect

I think any time you play your first NHL game, you remember that.

Ron Francis

TimeGameThinkRememberYouPlay

Literature is the question minus the answer.

Roland Barthes

LiteratureQuestionAnswerMinus

I am a poor man and of little worth, who is laboring in that art that God has given me in order to extend my life as long as possible.

Michelangelo

LifeGodArtManI AmMe

I guess my friends probably think I'm one of the lamest when it comes to doing stuff.

Missy Elliott

ThinkFriendsDoingStuffGuess

Parents, you know, can be terrible.

Diana Vreeland

ParentsYouKnowTerrible

For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen.

Douglas Adams

MomentNothingHappenHappenedAfter

There's a lot of comedy in Intermission but it's got this depth. It's not comedy for comedy's sake - it's informed by something else. I like stuff like that.

Cillian Murphy

ComedyInformedDepthSomethingGot

Nine out of 10 times these guys will hit it-they'll be on something incredibly funny, but one out of 10, two out of 10, they'll fall flat on their faces. That's what makes them great actors: they take those chances, they don't play it safe.

Peter Farrelly

FunnyGreatFallPlayWillOut

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