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Rachel Cusk Quotes

Honest criticism, I suppose, has its place. But honest writing is infinitely more valuable.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: canadian
Birth: February 8, 1967

Topics

Writing Criticism Place More Honest

I dislike conflict, so I do try and steer clear of arguments. Apart from with my coach. Who I literally have an argument with every day.

Jessica Ennis-Hill

Day Conflict Every Day Argument Try

Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time.

Birthday Time Feathers Birthdays Our

What makes these creatures so awful is the feeling that they can use us in ways too horrible to imagine-and yet, we DO imagine them, which makes it worse than seeing it.

Sigourney Weaver

Seeing Feeling Imagine Us Horrible

I know I have a lot of talent.

Talent Know Lot

It would have been convenient to be gay. Just because of the grooming, the narcissism, stuff like that. But I have this kind of roaring heterosexuality. Traditional, uncomplicated heterosexuality, an almost cliched Robin Askwith thing.

Gay Just Because Kind Narcissism

I had no visual imagination as a child. I liked playing football. That was it.

Football Imagination Child Playing

In those long, lonely miles you put in during the off-season, and in those knife-in-the-gut track repetitions and hill repeats that buckle your knees - at that moment in almost every race when you ask yourself how much you're willing to hurt to catch one more runner - you can draw strength and inspiration from your running mates.

Strength Moment Yourself Hurt Lonely

I've always been exactly who I am on TV. I'm not playing a role.

Chelsea Handler

I Am Always Playing Role Been Who

I suppose if it has a practical purpose, I appreciate a pat on the back. I suppose it's rewarding, ultimately.

Purpose Appreciate Back Practical

Comedians are innately programmed to pick up oddities like mispronounced words, upside-down books on a shelf, and generally undetectable mistakes in everyday life.

Life Mistakes Words Everyday Up

I typically don't get into predicting the success of my projects. I've been involved with a lot of projects that I thought should have really gained notoriety and furthered my career, only to be met with the cold grasp of disappointment. So I typically stay away from predicting how a film will do.

Bokeem Woodbine

Success Disappointment Cold Thought

The number one mistake is giving pets table scraps. I made the mistake thinking I was showing my dog love by giving her food and treats. You see a tiny 4 oz. piece of cheese, but for a Boston Terrier like mine, that's like one and a half hamburgers. That's unhealthy.

Dog Love Food Mistake Thinking You

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