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Jamaica Kincaid Quotes

I was given a dictionary when I was seven, and I read it because I had nothing else to read. I read it the way you read a book.

Jamaica Kincaid

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Book You Nothing Way Dictionary

'Ders' is something I've been called since I was six by neighbors and stuff growing up.

Growing Up Growing Neighbors Up Been

My doctrine is this, that if we see cruelty or wrong that we have the power to stop, and do nothing, we make ourselves sharers in the guilt.

Power Guilt Wrong Stop Nothing See

I basically drew my own family. My father's name is Homer. My mother's name is Margaret. I have a sister Lisa and another sister Maggie, so I drew all of them. I was going to name the main character Matt, but I didn't think it would go over well in a pitch meeting, so I changed the name to Bart.

Family Father Mother Character Think

I made a decision to have a preventive double mastectomy. I started with the breasts, as my risk of breast cancer is higher than my risk of ovarian cancer, and the surgery is more complex.

Decision Risk More Double Complex

I have Twitter auto-post to my Facebook page, and I occasionally post things directly to Facebook as well. I've always noticed that the direct-to-Facebook approach generates far more likes, but I've never actually gone back and run the averages.

Michael Arrington

Back Page Run More Never Always

If I'm feeling in a naughty mood, I'll steal some of Mama's Creme De La Mer. If I'm feeling in a very naughty mood, I'll steal some of Daddy's Creme De La Mer. On the whole though, I'm very low maintenance.

Feeling Mood Maintenance Naughty Low

My wife is an Olympic gold medalist, WNBA All-Star, 'Jeopardy!' champion, and Rhodes Scholarship finalist who was sung to by President Clinton, sung about by Ludacris, and serenaded on 'Sesame Street' by a chorus of Muppets.

Wife Gold Champion Street President

There's natural mentoring that goes on in my life every day.

Life Day My Life Every Day Mentoring

Music expresses - you express yourself with music.

Music Yourself You Express Yourself

Writer's block is a fiction.

Fiction Writer Block

It goes back to my childhood. I never expected not to win. It's about winning. Winning's fun.

Childhood Fun Win Winning Back Goes

I'd love to get played on the radio, but it just doesn't happen.

Miranda Lambert

Love Happen Radio Get Just Played

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