I try to write the kind of books I like to read.
Isabel Allende
Recitation: by Male by Female
I have a slightly contrarian streak as a writer, and one of the things I was interested in was how distilled could I make a life, and how I could cross what is kind of trivialized as a domestic novel with a novel of ideas, a philosophical novel.
Jenny Offill
LifeIdeasKindThingsInterested
When I came out, I found I hadn't been born with the right genes. It's quite brutal. If you're beautiful and you have the right genes, then the gay scene is a place where you can be worshipped. But if you don't, it's a different ball of wax.
John Grant
BeautifulYouGayBornPlaceRight
I think the main thing a musician would like to do is give a picture to the listener of the many wonderful things he knows of and senses in the universe.
John Coltrane
ThinkUniversePictureWonderful
In 1947 I defended my thesis on nuclear physics, and in 1948 I was included in a group of research scientists whose task was to develop nuclear weapons.
Andrei Sakharov
ResearchPhysicsGroupTaskWhose
I ended up an actor, did my first professional union gig in 1974, and I've been doing it ever since.
Michael Ironside
DoingProfessionalActorFirstUp
Most people, I think, have accepted that it's not up to them to control other people's choices, except, it seems, when it comes to Washington, D.C., where everyone has an opinion about people's uteruses.
Shonda Rhimes
PeopleControlOpinionChoicesThink
A lot of performing instincts are involved in the business of direction, but so is analysis and having a sense of literature.
Trevor Nunn
BusinessDirectionLiteratureSense
Worried about being a dull fellow? You might develop your talent for being irritating.
Mason Cooley
TalentYouBeingIrritatingYour
I like a boyish quality in a man, somebody who is still adventurous. But I have no rules. I do not care - within reason - about your chronological age. I care whether you have passion in your life.
Mary Frann
LifePassionAgeQualityManCare
In money, and in life, you are very often your own worst enemy. You promise yourself you're going to diet, then eat not one or two French fries but a whole plate. You decide to really commit to saving for retirement, only to wind up with a new pair of shoes in your closet.
Jean Chatzky
LifeShoesMoneyYourselfWindDiet
I have nothing against Ronaldo.
Dimitri Payet
NothingAgainst
With modeling, you pose. You want to look your best all the time. With acting, you have to be aware of the camera, but the more you show your imperfections, the better you're going to be.
Diane Kruger
TimeBestBetterCameraLookActing
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