Jamaica Kincaid Quotes

The English language started out as a distortion in my life, but nothing remains the same, and so the distortion is now just normal. That is one of the things that will happen to all distortions: They become normal and turn into something else.

Jamaica Kincaid

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality:
  • Birth: May 25, 1949

Topics

LifeLanguageMy LifeNothingBecome

Americans like optimism, and 'Once' walks a tightrope: you feel uplifted at the end even if you're crying.

John Carney

OptimismEndFeelYouWalksEven

I have cervical cancer. I'm what they call a DES baby... I have been cancer free for 7 years now... I had it the first time when I was 19 and then it came back a few years later after I went through treatment.

Amy Weber

TimeBabyFreeBackNowFirst Time

To make a coverage decision, doesn't one have to make a medical judgment?

John Paul Stevens

DecisionMedicalJudgmentMake

At the end of the day, all the best negotiating techniques can't overcome the most substantive policy differences.

Rob Portman

BestDayEnd Of The DayEndOvercome

I think there is a direct correlation between interest shown by a member of Congress on these projects and the progress that is made. I think it gives the Superfund effort some credibility, lets citizens know we are serious about these cleanups.

Rodney Frelinghuysen

ProgressEffortThinkSeriousKnow

Nobody could emerge from a childhood at MGM unscathed.

Michael Korda

ChildhoodNobodyEmergeCouldMGM

I'm really tall - almost six feet - and my features tend to be extreme, especially on TV.

Missi Pyle

FeetTallExtremeAlmostSixTV

I knew that Steve Harvey had a good, solid message to share, and I wanted to use my knowledge and skills as a relationship author to help him bring his message to those who were willing to receive it.

Denene Millner

GoodRelationshipKnowledgeHelpHim

Sleep is getting to be like gold.

Chet Faker

SleepGoldLikeGetting

I do not really shop. Most of my clothes I make. I dress simply.

China Machado

DressClothesMakeMostSimplyShop

I wanted an electric train for Christmas but I got the saxophone instead.

Clarence Clemons

TrainChristmasGotSaxophoneWanted

Because we do not know when we will die, we get to think of life as an inexhaustible well. And yet everything happens only a certain number of times. And a very small number really.

Brandon Lee

LifeSmallThinkDieKnowWill

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