Francine Prose Quotes

I know a lot of Eastern Europeans, and because of what they have been through and what they have seen, they have an attitude where they are not easily fooled.

Francine Prose

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 1, 1947

Topics

AttitudeKnowThroughSeenWhere

During every book, I have a nervous breakdown. Usually it's about two thirds of the way through the book - I'm just comatose on the couch for at least a week, and I eventually break through it and have an answer about how to fix the thing.

Andrew Sean Greer

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If I make a fool of myself, who cares? I'm not frightened by anyone's perception of me.

Angelina Jolie

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Bees are easier to keep than a dog or a cat. They are more interesting than gerbils. They can be kept anywhere.

Sue Hubbell

DogInterestingMoreCatKeepBees

I do think - I'm sure I'm the lone voice in saying this - that Iran deserves to be annihilated. I think they're lunatics. I think they're evil.

Tucker Carlson

EvilSayingVoiceThinkSureIran

I love Joan Collins. She's a wonderful lady. She has such courage. She's such a good actress.

Robert Wagner

LoveGoodCourageLadySheActress

What I'm looking for is the variety of choices and the opportunity to work with great directors - that's what I'm looking for.

Ludivine Sagnier

WorkOpportunityGreatLooking

Kids leave us and go off on their own lives. Family members tell us what they think of us. Animals can't do that. They really are blank canvases, and we can project anything we want onto them. So the relationship is very pure and simple.

Jon Katz

FamilyRelationshipSimpleThinkGo

At our house, my father loved the arts. Among his favorite things was 'The Metropolitan Museum of Art Album of Miniatures' - a box set of small books on different art periods. I'd go into the living room at night and sit on the arm of his chair as he studied the images.

Dianne Wiest

FatherArtNightSmallLovedChair

Maybe philosophy - I love talking about ideas. Or maybe art history. I was thinking about psychology, then I got really afraid because everybody says it's terribly boring.

Claire Danes

LoveHistoryArtIdeasThinking

I'm from Brooklyn, New York. I'm a hip-hop artist. That's just that. You're going to have to accept me or just not be a fan, I guess.

Astro

New YorkMeYouArtistBrooklynNew

Humanity is still advancing; and it will probably continue to advance for hundreds of thousands of years more, always on condition that we know how to keep the same line of advance as our ancestors towards ever greater consciousness and complexity.

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

HumanityKnowWillAncestorsLine

Once in a great while I miss the racing, the feeling of winning. That rush. That adrenaline.

Tyler Hamilton

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