Victor LaValle Quotes

One of the most widely read novels by a black American is Ralph Ellison's 'Invisible Man.' It is his masterwork - it won the National Book Award in 1953 and catapulted my man to the highest levels of literary esteem.

Victor LaValle

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 3, 1972

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The Women's Sports Foundation holds a unique position in developing opportunities for girls and women of all abilities to be active whether recreationally or competitively, and I'm excited to help lead the organization to impact even more lives. It is an honor to continue to build the legacy created by Billie Jean King and all of our leaders.

Angela Ruggiero

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Occasionally, I have time to go to the theater, and I think for a minute, 'Man, I'd really love to be doing a play right now.' Because I loved doing plays when I was doing them. Then I think, 'I want to do it right now, but will I want to do that Sunday matinee in six weeks?'

Stephen Lang

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Dreams have as much influence as actions.

Stephane Mallarme

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The word 'seek' means to go in search of, try to discover, try to acquire. It requires an active, assertive approach to life.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

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Imagination is the wide-open eye which leads us always to see truth more vividly.

Christopher Fry

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Well, you always discover a lot in the editing room. Particularly the action, because you have to over-shoot a lot and shoot an enormous amount of material because many of the sequences have to be discovered in the editing and manipulation of it.

Christopher Nolan

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Whenever somebody folds, say, 'Good laydown.' It encourages them to fold on a later hand because it makes them feel like you had the best hand even if you were bluffing. It's an odd form of flattery that seems to work at the poker table.

Cheryl Hines

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Good things happen to those who hustle.

Chuck Noll

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I consider myself much more of a blues singer now.

Boy George

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Isaiah is by far the finest and least objectionable of the seventeen prophets whose supposed productions form the latter part of the Old Testament. A distinctly higher moral tone appears in the writings called by his name, and this is especially noticeable in the 'Second Isaiah,' who wrote after the Babylonish captivity.

Annie Besant

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With a lot of contemporary musicals, the songs are like a calling card: the action stops for them.

Alice Ripley

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I don't like to talk about work in progress, but the novel I'm working on now is definitely not horror.

Poppy Z. Brite

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