Harry Mathews Quotes

I'd been brought up on the Upper East Side in a WASP society, which was death on crutches.

Harry Mathews

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 14, 1930

Topics

DeathSocietyUpSideBeenEast

I blame my grandmother for encouraging me to become an actress.

Joan Collins

MeBlameGrandmotherBecomeActress

The Hamptons are filled with people who are winners Monday through Friday.

Jerry Della Femina

MondayPeopleFridayWinnersThrough

Michael is a gift from Allah, and he is taking him back. The world didn't appreciate him.

Jermaine Jackson

WorldGiftAppreciateBackAllahHe

Everyone thinks I'm a nice guy, which is not a bad way to be perceived.

Matthew Morrison

BadNiceWayEveryoneGuyNice Guy

I used to think that guys preferred tall women. But plenty of them like short girls.

Anna Kendrick

WomenThinkShortTallUsedLike

We can stop the cycle of animal homelessness and save lives by opening our hearts and homes to a loving cat or dog from an animal shelter instead of buying animals from breeders or pet shops.

Amy Jackson

DogPetAnimalLovingStopAnimals

All the other books ask, 'What's it like?' What was World War II like for the young kid at Normandy, or what is work like for a woman having a job for the first time in her life? What's it like to be black or white?

Studs Terkel

LifeWorkTimeJobWomanWar

I loved music - listening and playing - but of course I could not imagine I would be a professional musician. It really happened step by step.

Rokia Traore

MusicStepListeningLovedPlaying

When checking in at an airport, no matter how rude the check-in person is to you, always smile and be nice because you don't know what kind of day they've had. You are going on holiday and they're stuck wherever they are. Be nice to them because they can re-route your baggage to wherever they feel like.

Ross Kemp

SmileDayFeelYouHolidayPerson

There's nothing quite like tobacco: it's the passion of decent folk, and whoever lives without tobacco doesn't deserve to live.

Moliere

LivePassionNothingDeserveWithout

I almost write to formula, because there's a historical beginning, then the plots get convoluted.

Clive Cussler

BeginningWriteHistoricalGetThen

I think it's about as likely Jane Austen was gay as that she was found out to be a man.

Claire Tomalin

ManThinkGaySheOutFound

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