Tananarive Due Quotes

Somehow, I realized I could write books about black characters who reflected my own experiences or otherworldly experiences - not just stories of history, poverty and oppression.

Tananarive Due

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 5, 1966

Topics

HistoryBlackPovertyOppressionOwn

I think initially we wanted to use the first letter of the character's name. We thought S was perfect.

Joe Shuster

CharacterThinkThoughtNamePerfect

What you haven't seen from me are false attacks.

Joe Garcia

MeYouFalseSeenAttacks

I find DIY really therapeutic. I lose myself in it, because you can concentrate on the task and not think about all the other stuff going on in your life.

Andrea McLean

LifeMyselfThinkYouLoseFind

I think that we must come together progressively, with the British, the Germans, the Spanish, the Italians and with the new members of the European Union, we must make an effort to forge closer links.

Jean-Pierre Raffarin

TogetherEffortThinkNewForge

You don't have to know people personally for them to be role models. Some of my most important role models were historical or literary figures that I only read about - never actually met.

John Wilson

PeopleYouKnowImportantNever

I did nothing to deserve God's love; in fact, I was living as an orphan, without hope. Yet God chose to pursue a relationship with me, and through the death of his son Jesus, I was adopted into God's family.

Steven Curtis Chapman

FamilyLoveSonRelationshipHope

You wouldn't believe the kind of hate mail I get about my work on irregular verbs.

Steven Pinker

WorkHateBelieveYouKindMail

Many still believe that conducting political and economic reforms at the same time is not an Asian way. But this is a fairy-tale. We broke that old stereotype by reforming our political, economic and social systems concurrently since 1990.

Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj

TimeBelievePoliticalWayOldSame

When my stepmother had my sister, Katharine Hepburn dropped by to say hello. She came with George Cukor, who wasn't a star, but he was a famous director. He was also my grandmother's best friend, so I knew him well as a kid. But when George showed up with Katharine Hepburn, I was utterly star struck.

Tony Goldwyn

FriendBestSisterBest FriendSay

I love being married. It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life.

Rita Rudner

LifeLoveMarriageGreatRestYou

If you aren't rich you should always look useful.

Louis-Ferdinand Celine

RichYouLookAlwaysUsefulShould

I'm more verbal and not as private as I was as a kid. I still do a form of sense memory. It honestly depends on the job. It depends on the other people you're working with, how the other actor works.

Alia Shawkat

JobMemoryPeopleYouActorKid

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