Edwidge Danticat Quotes

On some level, now, we are joining the larger world and realizing that we are connected with people in these very scary ways, sometimes. What happened recently in Spain affects us here and brings questions up. It is too bad that people have to be shaken up in that way.

Edwidge Danticat

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: haitian
  • Birth: January 19, 1969

Topics

PeopleWorldQuestionsBadSometimes

Solar energy is bound to be in our future. There's a kind of inevitability about it.

Jim Inhofe

FutureEnergyKindSolarOurBound

I am the first person to go to Barnes & Noble and buy the new self-help book. I like to fill out the surveys, then I get my friends' opinions on how I answered to see if I was being honest with myself or not.

Jessica Simpson

MyselfI AmBookFriendsOpinions

I try to cope by doing what I do, what I find purpose and joy in. For me, that has been writing and playing ball. It doesn't make the pain go away, but what else can I do?

John Edgar Wideman

PurposePainJoyMeWritingDoing

In all my work, I try to say - 'You may be given a load of sour lemons, why not try to make a dozen lemon meringue pies?'

Maya Angelou

WorkYouSayWhyTryMay

One of my favorite activities when I was a teenager was going riding on the back of a horse with a friend of mine. Because we were rather high up, I could see into peoples' lighted windows as we trotted past. Questions would rise up inside: Who lives there? Are they happy? What are they doing? Any dogs or cats in sight?

Ann Turner

FriendCatsPastHappyHorseDoing

Drink a bunch of water and get facials regularly. I take care of my skin.

Angela Bassett

WaterCareTake CareSkinDrinkGet

I first discovered Tampa in my 20s when I met my wife, who was living there, and I instantly fell in love with the city. It's somewhere between a big city and small town, so you get the feeling of both.

Michael Connelly

LoveWifeCitySmallYouSmall Town

I've seen every episode of 'Sopranos.'

Merritt Wever

SeenEverySopranosEpisode

When you're in a turnaround situation, you cannot incrementalize your way out of it.

Steve Easterbrook

YouSituationWayOutCannotYour

My little boy Sonny makes me laugh all the time. He has good comedic timing.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

GoodTimeMeLaughTimingBoy

Even though I didn't do as well in the UFC as the rest of my career, I feel like I did everything that I could to have an overall successful career.

Mirko Cro Cop

RestFeelCareerEverythingWell

An idea is a putting truth in check-mate.

Jose Ortega y Gasset

TruthImaginationIdeaPutting

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