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Alan Furst Quotes

I was going to be the best failed novelist in Paris. That was certainly not the worst thing in the world that one could be.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: February 20, 1941

Topics

Best World Paris Worst Going Failed

I'm a very thoughtful, forward-thinking, planner kind of person. I love Excel spreadsheets and five-year-plans, and I love to review every year how my New Year's resolutions went.

Love Year Thoughtful Resolutions New

In GOP land, apologies and resignations are never enough.

Andrew Breitbart

Enough Land Never GOP

We Americans unite faith and freedom in asserting that our liberties are your gift, God, not that of government.

Meir Soloveichik

God Faith Freedom Government Gift

After living and working in Milan and Paris, I arrived in New York City 20 years ago, and I saw both the joys and the hardships of daily life. On July 28, 2006, I was very proud to become a citizen of the United States - the greatest privilege on planet Earth.

Life Daily Daily Life New York City

I've received enough blessings for a lifetime in terms of my employment.

Blessings Enough Employment Lifetime

Here's a secret. Many novelists, if they are pressed and if they are being honest, will admit that the finished book is a rather rough translation of the book they'd intended to write.

Michael Cunningham

Book Admit Will Write Secret Honest

We all have our notions of sport. If I'd wanted to make my living climbing mountains, I wouldn't have gone into publishing. Most of the time, you're sitting in a dark room reading a manuscript.

Time Mountains Reading You Dark

As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent.

Marriage Man Will Take Sure Course

I'm a very commonsense guy - I just look at the viability of the idea, if I feel the team has the ability to execute the idea. I also look at the investment syndicate, the size of the market, and then a lot of gut married on top of it.

Team Feel Look Investment Top Size

The Limbaugh Theorem was not about me giving me credit for something. It was simply sharing with you when the light went off.

Light Me Giving Credit You Sharing

I actually wasn't really the class clown growing up. The class clown was always the mean guy who walked up and was like, 'You're fat. You're gay. I'm outta here!' I was always more kind of awkward and introspective.

Growing Up Fat You Gay Growing Kind

I love my fans, I love my music - I have no reason to retire.

Love Music Reason Retire Fans

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