Lawrence Wright Quotes

For my parents, leaving the close social quarters of Abilene was like getting out of jail. They were not true West Texans; they had not come to love the unending monotony of mesquite barrens or the high, hot blue sky that made sunsets a matter of prayerful thankfulness.

Lawrence Wright

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 2, 1947

Topics

LoveSkyBlueParentsTrueLeaving

Mentally, you can't expect positive things to start happening in your life with a negative attitude.

Jinder Mahal

LifePositiveAttitudeStartYou

If you write thrillers or mysteries or horror fiction or quote-unquote speculative fiction, men might read you, and the 'Times' might notice you.

Jennifer Weiner

MenYouHorrorWriteFictionNotice

And you don't want to just totally mess up the rhythm when you're playing with Bob Dylan.

Jenna Elfman

YouWantRhythmMessUpPlaying

The reality of our lives is never like what you see in those romantic comedies or dramas. Things don't always end good. Things don't usually end good.

Andrew Haigh

GoodRomanticGood ThingsReality

People who love soft methods and hate iniquity forget this; that reform consists in taking a bone from a dog. Philosophy will not do it.

John Jay Chapman

DogLoveHatePeoplePhilosophy

There are so many people working so hard and achieving so little.

Andy Grove

PeopleAchievingHardLittleWorking

But I will say that most comedians are the saddest people I know. That is the biggest paradox to me.

Jean Reno

PeopleMeKnowSayWillComedians

I'm not going to lie - it's insulting to be praised for being a 'woman' with 'no college degree.'

Sophia Amoruso

WomanLieCollegeDegreeGoing

In life, usually, even if you live in a big city, you can count on your fingers on one hand how many real friends you have; that's human.

Rodrigo Santoro

LifeLiveCityFriendsYouHand

Obviously, I did a couple of things right on the old casting couch.

Jason Bateman

OldRightThingsCouchCastingDid

In states where there's one really big city, a lot of outlying counties and smaller towns really don't have very many resources.

Jonathan Van Ness

CityBig CityResourcesBigWhere

Argue with anything else, but don't argue with your own nature.

Philip Pullman

NatureAnythingOwnYourArgueElse

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