Nick Flynn Quotes

In life you get one take, and it's perfect. It's strange, afterwards you might think I shouldn't have reacted that way, but that's the way you reacted. That's your take; that's all you get.

Nick Flynn

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 26, 1960

Topics

LifeThinkYouPerfectStrangeWay

I returned from my last L.A. visit to find myself tipping the scales like Homer Simpson when he tries to gain enough weight to qualify as disabled to be allowed to work from home. All I was missing was his kaftan and Fat Guy Hat. So, I decided it was time to diet.

John Niven

WorkHomeTimeMyselfHatFat

What I do is write books for an audience that thinks in a movie language. That's the way I think, and I also believe that not enough authors keep up with the audience.

Matthew Reilly

BelieveThinkLanguageEnoughWay

Writing was something I always as a kid thought would be fabulous and glamorous to be a writer.

Ann Leckie

WritingThoughtFabulousKidAlways

Fame is a silly business. People who chase it are almost always going to be disappointed.

Tom Conti

BusinessPeopleSillyFameAlways

My parents live in northern Michigan, and every year, in the summer, we visit them for a few weeks.

Robin Sloan

LiveParentsYearSummerMichigan

I may have been the only candidate in America who failed to ride the wave of anti-establishment anger to victory.

Mickey Kaus

RideAngerVictoryWaveAmericaMay

Because the competitive landscape of the web is such that the site which looks and works best gets the most traffic, developers and designers put a premium on the presentation of that content and let structural markup take a back seat.

Mike Davidson

BestLandscapeBackLooksTraffic

We still live in a world where if you have nuclear weapons, you are buying power; you are buying insurance against attack.

Mohamed ElBaradei

LivePowerWorldInsuranceYou

All I've really ever done is write since I was 17, so I don't know anything about anything. For me to do a novel, I have to talk to people who know things. And what keeps me in suspense is that I am a crime aficionado.

Lisa Gardner

I AmPeopleMeKnowDoneTalk

When it comes to celebrities and tabloids, to me that is a bummer. That's a little disappointing. And it is amazing how things really get made. I always used to think that where there is smoke there is fire, and now I see stories pop up out of nowhere with no basis in reality.

Jon Favreau

FireAmazingMeThinkRealitySmoke

Sometimes I feel like I'm two people. I'm proud of who I am as a person, but I do want to be at a healthy weight.

Chrissy Metz

I AmPeopleProudFeelPersonWant

Honestly, after about three years on a show, you're like, 'Thank you very much for giving me a step up. Now can I go do movies?'

AnnaLynne McCord

StepMeThank YouGivingYouThree

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