Ayelet Waldman Quotes

When my first daughter was born, my husband held her in his hands and said, 'My God, she's so beautiful.' I unwrapped the baby from her blankets. She was average size, with long thin fingers and a random assortment of toes. Her eyes were close set, and she had her father's hooked nose. It looked better on him.

Ayelet Waldman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: israeli
  • Birth: December 11, 1964

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People are looking for a simplicity in their fictional worlds where good and evil are clearly delineated, that you can't find in the real world, and that provides an enormous comfort - and that, I think, has an awful lot to do with the reason fantasy is so popular.

Robert J. Sawyer

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I read in the press, and therefore it must be true, that no secretary of defense had ever been quoted as arguing for a bigger budget for State.

Robert M. Gates

BudgetBe TrueTrueArguingBigger

I love to be able to meet people who are successful, and I love them not because they're successful, but usually people who are successful have qualities that make them interesting to be around.

Robert Osborne

LovePeopleInterestingMeetBecause

I didn't have anything to do with being born to my mother and father. But I had a lot to do with Kristin Shepard's notoriety. I'm proud of the work I did on Dallas.

Mary Crosby

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I was born in revolution.

Mary Harris Jones

RevolutionBornI Was Born

Laughter and joy are part of the beauty of life.

Diogo Morgado

LifeBeautyJoyLaughterPart

The only sin passion can commit is to be joyless.

Dorothy L. Sayers

PassionSinOnlyCommit

Think about doing a bunch of stunts in leather. What does leather do? It doesn't stretch, it rips.

Chloe Grace Moretz

ThinkDoingLeatherStretchStunts

Well, I think most people understand that there's a big difference between who you are and who, you know, you play.

Christina Ricci

PeopleThinkYouPlayKnowBig

There are so many women out there who are single moms, really not by choice, and doing it and making it work every day. I think it's becoming much more a part of our culture and I hope that it will become more accepted and that those women are going to be more and more appreciated, respected and supported.

Connie Britton

WorkWomenHopeCultureDayThink

I know firsthand how long it takes to learn how to love yourself.

Anne-Marie

LoveYourselfLove YourselfLearn

Some things tend not to work so well for science - things that rely on substantial written contributions by key experts are a case in point - but even there I tend to keep an open mind, because it may just be a case of finding the right formula.

Aubrey de Grey

WorkScienceMindKeyFindingRight

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