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Rebecca Makkai Quotes

Despite its challenges, the novel offers an opportunity to live in one story for years of your imaginative life. There's a tremendous richness to that.

Rebecca Makkai

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: April 20, 1978

Topics

Life Live Opportunity Challenges

I labored for eight years thinking I was writing a book for adults that was a nostalgic look back on childhood. Then my publisher informed me I'd written a children's book.

Jeff Kinney

Children Childhood Me Writing Book

I've never called President Obama a racist. I love President Obama. I pray for him all the time. God loves President Obama. God loves you. And God loves me.

Alveda King

Love God Time Me You Never

The mid-life crisis hits men harder than women.

Sonia Johnson

Women Men Crisis Mid-Life Than Hits

The person who knows how to laugh at himself will never cease to be amused.

Shirley MacLaine

Laugh Person Will Never Who Knows

I'm a Republican. I'm running in a Republican primary.

Matt Bevin

Republican Running Primary

I would love to have a nice straight nose, which God never gave me!

Juhi Chawla

Love God Me Nice Never Nose

I have been asked to direct many times and usually said no.

Chevy Chase

Said Been Direct Many Asked Times

I knew if I went home with the gold medal knowing that I could do better, I wasn't going to be very satisfied.

Chloe Kim

Home Gold Better Knowing Satisfied

A lot of times when people become successful, people don't really understand what they had to do or the sacrifices they made to do that, or they assume that they had money. This is coming from, like, a kid who was broke and lived with roaches and a single mom in Dorchester.

Clinton Sparks

Money People Mom Understand Become

Conor McGregor has a big mouth. But I do love the way he fights.

Chuck Liddell

Love Mouth Way Big Big Mouth He

The United States can tell you all about what's wrong with the British, to say nothing of the Russians.

Arthur Hays Sulzberger

You Wrong Say Nothing Tell British

How sad it is that these great gentlemen should believe what anyone tells them and do not choose to judge for themselves! But it is always so.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Sad Great Believe Judge Choose How