Walter Kirn Quotes

Size matters in fiction, but so does lack of size. Everything else being equal, fat novels tend to be perceived as serious, very thin ones as more honest, more real. Writers address these age-old expectations by filling their big books with philosophy and cramming their little ones with feeling.

Walter Kirn

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ExpectationsFatPhilosophyFeeling

There are words bandied about that are being misused - words like 'socialism,' words like 'communism,' words like 'fascism.'

Jim Leach

WordsCommunismSocialismFascism

When I was growing up, I wasn't taught how to feel or communicate feelings.

Jeremy Renner

Growing UpFeelFeelingsGrowingUp

I think I have more stamps in my passport than most stamp collectors have in their collections.

John Rhys-Davies

ThinkMorePassportCollectionsMost

When my mother died, my father was in a crisis, my sister was in a crisis, everyone was in a crisis. I went round the night my mother was lying in the kitchen, and I organised everything, from the undertaker to the funeral... I looked after everybody, I sorted it all out and I've done so ever since.

Stuart Rose

FatherMotherSisterNightKitchen

My mom listened to the Beatles and Elvis, a lot of different types of music.

Travis Barker

MusicMomBeatlesDifferentElvis

My son works as a production assistant in television.

Robert David Hall

SonTelevisionProductionAssistant

The Islamic State is using medieval tactics.

Tom Cotton

TacticsStateMedievalUsingIslamic

To go to a World Cup is a dream come true, and I can claim to have experienced that four times.

Ronaldo

WorldDreamI CanGoTrueCup

Hip-hop is a voice for voiceless poor people.

Russell Simmons

PeopleVoiceHip-HopPoorVoiceless

Whenever I get happy, I always have a terrible feeling.

Roman Polanski

HappyFeelingAlwaysGetTerrible

The human spirit is so resilient, and failure teaches you so much.

Molly Bloom

FailureYouSpiritHuman SpiritMuch

I don't have expectations. Expectations in your life just lead to giant disappointments.

Michael Landon

LifeExpectationsLeadJustYour

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