Sally Rooney Quotes

I'm not writing to encourage people to read my book or even books in general. That's not my job. My job is to write them. And if people want to read them, that's great.

Sally Rooney

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: irish
  • Birth: 1991

Topics

GreatJobPeopleWritingBookWant

It's not a gift of mine, but one given to me, to be able to criticise myself and not be crushed, by myself or by others.

John Malkovich

MyselfMeGiftOthersMineAble

Older teens tend to write to me and say, 'Thank you for not writing down to teenagers.' And then there are the letters from adults who say, 'This is such a good book; why did you write it for teens?'

Matthew Tobin Anderson

GoodMeWritingBookThank YouYou

I'm my own person!

Jeanine Pirro

PersonMy OwnOwn

Don't look at small business as a means to an end and a way to make money until the corporation hires you; look at it as a chance to create something of immeasurable value and beauty in a world that desperately needs it.

Michael Gerber

BeautyBusinessMoneyValueWorld

I always could putt. Part of my makeup, I always could putt.

Tom Watson

MakeupAlwaysPartPuttCould

I mourn for the kind of dad I didn't have; I rue my first broken family while taking joy in the one that I've made.

Rumaan Alam

FamilyBrokenJoyKindFirstMade

I have 9 children; I'm a big believer in childhood education, but we've got to be smart about getting a good return on the investment of those dollars.

Matt Bevin

EducationGoodChildrenChildhood

Every parent wants to do what's best for their child. Whatever I can afford, I'm going to get my kid the best education I can get.

Michael Moore

EducationBestChildParentI Can

We had no television, and I only heard the radio when my parents went out to a Bible study group. They liked a quiet, meditative house.

Lizz Wright

ParentsBibleHouseTelevisionQuiet

I ain't never far away from a pencil and paper or a tape recorder.

Dolly Parton

Far AwayNeverPencilPaperAway

When I got 'Youth,' I also got a small role in 'Star Wars.' I didn't know what to do. I decided to choose based on the character.

Chloe Pirrie

CharacterYouthSmallChooseKnow

I had grandparents who were native Irish speakers, and also, two of the four grandparents were illiterate.

Brian Friel

IrishGrandparentsTwoWhoFourHad

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