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Tao Lin Quotes

My first book was poetry, but I didn't write it first. I wrote it third. So my first two books were prose.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: July 2, 1983

Topics

Poetry Book Write First Two Books

Human knowledge is dark and uncertain; philosophy is dark, astrology is dark, and geometry is dark.

Knowledge Philosophy Dark Geometry

The question I am most often asked is how do I find my ideas? The answer is I don't. Ideas find me. A character in history will suddenly step right out of the past and demand a book. Generally, people don't bother to speak to me unless there's a good chance that I'll take them on.

Good Character History Past Step Me

My approach to portraiture is conceptual.

Approach Conceptual

Having children has been one of the biggest things that has happened to me in my life.

Life Children Me My Life Things

My dad never explained anything growing up.

Growing Up Growing Never Up Anything

What we do not need are career politicians that simply run for office to be somebody with a big title. We don't need that.

Career Run Office Need Politicians

The most unusual thing about Clinton as a pol is that he listens. Listens and remembers. If he does dance with them that brung him, not them that gave him big money, we will have a populist on our hands.

Money Dance Hands Will Him Big

I'd like to think my performance is today. I never try to - it's so, as you know, watching me, I have a beginning, middle and ending. But every night the show changes and I relate to an audience and I relate to the young people.

Today Beginning People Me Night You

You have to put time into the art to do it, and you have to know that what you'll get out of it is not a financial or a fame thing. It'll just be the pleasure of being an artist. And I'm cool with that.

Time Art Cool Financial You Artist

The reason that Shaft has a dominant theme song is because James Bond has a dominant theme song.

Cheo Hodari Coker

Song Bond Reason Theme Dominant

Well there are two things: Number one is, make sure you always enjoy yourself, because when you enjoy yourself, you'll learn, you'll want more information, you'll push yourself.

Brandi Chastain

Yourself Learn Push Enjoy You Want

If you use your mind to study reality, you won't understand either your mind or reality. If you study reality without using your mind, you'll understand both.

Learning Mind Reality You Understand

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