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Laura van den Berg Quotes

Early influences included Lorrie Moore, Amy Hempel, Charles Baxter, Richard Ford, Alice Munro, Denis Johnson - writers who are important to me still and who I discovered through my teachers.

Laura van den Berg

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: 1983

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Me Early Important Teachers Through

I saw why people died and how they died. I saw gunshot wounds and liver failure. It was a good learning experience, so I came regularly on weekends and holidays.

Michael Baden

Learning Failure Good Experience Why

To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent that is to triumph over old age.

Amos Bronson Alcott

Age Heart Old Age Triumph Cheerful

Some people say I'm a young man in a hurry. Well, guess what: they're right.

Tom Cotton

Man People Young Say Young Man Well

The darker the character, the more interesting.

Robert Carlyle

Character Interesting More Darker

I loved playing the headmistress in 'The Falling' - she was so spiteful. She certainly fancied herself quite a lot.

Monica Dolan

Loved She Falling Playing Herself

When I did 'Tapestry' with Carole King, the record was spare and simple, like a demo. If someone had told me to go back and put horns on it, it would've been all wrong. If you're enthusiastic enough to sign an artist, let them do what got you enthusiastic.

Lou Adler

Simple King Me Someone Enough You

Socialism values equality more than liberty.

Dennis Prager

Equality Socialism Values Liberty

It's been a big flaw of ours in the soccer department that a lot of our best athletes go and play other sports. But I think young players have seen me, and others, go over to Europe and play in some of the best leagues - and MLS is improving so much, too.

Christian Pulisic

Sports Best Me Think Soccer Play

The challenge of weaning ourselves off fossil fuel even as it becomes more abundant will make the old fights about energy conservation seem like child's play.

Chrystia Freeland

Challenge Child Energy Play Will

I would have liked Sir Laurence Olivier to ask me to go to the Old Vic and let me play all the roles Judi Dench got.

Anne Reid

Me Play Go Ask Old Got

I have someone that cooks for me... that's the best thing ever. I just want to show up and I want my house to be like a hotel... so I want to have a couple of options... I like to have a couple of options.

Ashton Kutcher

Best Me Hotel Someone House Want

In the normal course of things, journalists want their story, and as soon as they are through with it, they pack their cameras and go. That was never the impression that David Astor gave when you were interviewed by him. It was far deeper than that.

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

Story You Go Want Never Him