Patrick Modiano Quotes

A novelist can never be his own reader, except when he is ridding his manuscript of syntax errors, repetitions, or the occasional superfluous paragraph.

Patrick Modiano

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: July 30, 1945

Topics

NeverOwnErrorsParagraphHeHis

You make more money if you're generous.

Robert Kiyosaki

MoneyYouMoreMakeGenerous

Should we have background checks, waiting periods? To drive a car you have to pass a test that shows you know how to drive your car safely, you should have to do the same thing with guns.

Michael D. Barnes

CarWaitingDriveYouKnowTest

Dominating the midfield is the most important thing in modern football. To succeed, you have to be good at everything.

Toni Kroos

GoodFootballSucceedYouImportant

When I was a kid, I was trendier. I'd wear anything. I was in love beads and platforms.

Michael Kors

LoveKidAnythingWearPlatforms

I got into medicine at university, then deferred a year to see. Then I started acting and just never went back to university.

Miranda Otto

MedicineYearBackActingNeverSee

I love 'Paranormal Activity' and 'The Exorcist.' 'The Shining' is a great one too, but there's not a lot that scares me. Maybe it's because I know the other side of it, and I know how movies are made, but it takes a lot for me to get freaked out.

Lucy Hale

LoveGreatMeKnowMoviesOut

The centuries last passed have also given the taste important extension; the discovery of sugar, and its different preparations, of alcoholic liquors, of wine, ices, vanilla, tea and coffee, have given us flavors hitherto unknown.

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

CoffeeTeaWineDiscoverySugarUs

I have to have the 'umph.' I've got to feel it, because if it's not getting through to me, the audience sure as hell aren't going to feel it either.

Janis Joplin

MeHellFeelAudienceThroughGoing

I am not a politician or a military strategist. I am just a citizen voicing my opinions.

Cindy Sheehan

I AmOpinionsCitizenMilitaryJust

I wish Americans thought more like Europeans when it comes to money and work. They take time off, they do what they love. We think work is the most valued commodity. Really the most valued commodity is time.

Bryan Cranston

WorkLoveTimeMoneyThinkThought

Gerard doesn't tell me what to do. We discuss everything as a couple, as I imagine most partners do. We have a beautiful relationship and one of mutual trust.

Shakira

RelationshipBeautifulTrustMeTell

I've made a lot of crazy comedy videos and said a lot of crazy things. If it's too offensive, I apologize and move on, but I do comedy.

Shane Dawson

CrazyComedyMove OnSaidApologize

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Patrick Modiano