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Laura van den Berg Quotes

Culturally, there is often the expectation that women should be repelled by anything too ugly, too violent.

Laura van den Berg

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: 1983

Topics

Women Ugly Expectation Anything Too

As I got farther and farther along in the series I did less and less preparation. I didn't use outlines or sketches. I just had a vague idea of what I wanted to tell and then the dialogue just came to me as I was inking the page.

Preparation Me Page Dialogue Tell

Protestantism became identified with the republican presumption in liberty as an end in itself. This presumption was then reinforced by an unassailable belief in the common sense of the individual.

Stanley Hauerwas

End Common Sense Liberty Belief Then

I used to blame my problems on other people. But my moment of clarity, if you want to call it that, came when I was looking in the mirror one day and just burst into tears. It wasn't just that I looked bad, it was that I knew my problem was me.

Mirror Moment Day People Me Blame

We have not recovered all that we lost in the Bush recession. That's why we need to continue to move forward.

Martin O'Malley

Forward Lost Why Need Move Continue

The goal of Can't Do Nothing is to ask people, what matters for you? And whatever it is, what are you doing about it? How bad does it need to get before you take action?

Milana Vayntrub

People Action Doing You Bad Goal

Under the leadership of this President, the state of the union is not strong. We are being pulled apart rather than pulling together. Our democracy is suffering from the choices being made, and yet we are offered the same tired excuses and unrealistic analyses.

Leadership Together Tired Suffering

If you get a dog that goes out there and bumps the sheep, comes on too hard, the sheep don't trust him.

Dog Trust Sheep You Hard Out

In my twenties and early thirties, I wrote three novels, but beginning in my late thirties, I wearied of the mechanics of fiction writing, got interested in collage nonfiction, and have been writing literary collage ever since.

Beginning Writing Early Late Three

I know that if I had a television in my flat I would convince myself that everything on it was really interesting. I would say, 'I'm a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here!' is so sociologically fascinating that I think I'd better watch.

Myself Me Think Better Interesting

No one has a copyright on working-class struggles.

Copyright Struggles Working-Class

I didn't pick wrestling over football. My coaches picked that for me. I never wanted to wrestle in college. I always wanted to play football. They thought I was too small, but I had a lot of heart.

Heart Football College Me Small

Acting has been really good me. You end up in some wild places, and I love adventure.

Martin Compston

Love Good Adventure Me End Acting

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