Ayelet Waldman Quotes

I'm sure there are people who survive tragedy without humor, but I've never met any of them. Nor would I be particularly interested in writing about them if I did meet them.

Ayelet Waldman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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Contraception is a couple's issue.

Joanna Coles

ContraceptionIssueCouple

I never prepare. I think that's completely overrated. It's a very simple job. All you have to do is hit this bright mark, stand in the right spot and say the line. So I don't really believe in preparation.

Joaquin Phoenix

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I was very unique as a child, dressed a certain way, acted a certain way, didn't fit in with everybody. So I immediately got picked on, especially around the age of 12 and 13, when you start going to junior high and start mingling with the older kids. To counteract that, strictly for self-defense, I wanted to get bigger.

John Cena

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I'm not opposed to adoption. It's not in my immediate future because I'm on the move a lot and if I were going to be father I would like to be more grounded.

John Corbett

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Fools, most linguists. Damn all to say in one language, so they learn another and say damn all in that.

John le Carre

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All I can do is knuckle down, write something really good, and hope someone responds to it.

Stephnie Weir

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Total absence of humor renders life impossible.

Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

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It's a bit of a sore spot, the Thanksgiving in Indian country.

Robbie Robertson

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To be honest, the only thing I ever really wanted to be was a writer - since I read 'Charlotte's Web' as a child.

Louise Penny

ChildHonestTo Be HonestWebOnly

Anyone who thinks you can pay $3,100 to the federal government and thinks you can get that money back completely in services - like I said - he may go to M-I-T but he is an N-U-T.

Louie Gohmert

MoneyGovernmentYouBackGoSaid

I was in a band called the SteelDrivers, and we just played hard in vans, hopping on airplanes, not knowing where you're at.

Chris Stapleton

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A quiet, non-attention grabbing, 'Hey, just wanted to say that I enjoy your work' is perfect.

Chris Wood

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