Oscar Hijuelos Quotes

It's true that immigrant novels have to do with people going from one country to another, but there isn't a single novel that doesn't travel from one place to another, emotionally or locally.

Oscar Hijuelos

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 24, 1951 - October 12, 2013

Topics

TravelPeopleCountryPlaceTrue

People come to me with their passion about transportation, about education, about health care, about agriculture, the dairy industry, the almond growers. I'm just a kid in a candy store, learning and eating up all this different knowledge.

Jerry McNerney

EducationLearningPassionKnowledge

Some actors are brilliant in David Mamet, but they would crash and burn in my plays and visa-versa. You either have my music in your body, or you don't.

John Patrick Shanley

MusicYouBodyBurnYour BodyYour

I've been dedicated to the proposition that there's been no greater wealth-creation system in the history of mankind than the American free-enterprise system.

Jeb Hensarling

HistoryAmericanSystemMankindBeen

I feel very comfortable in my own skin. When someone makes jokes about me being heavy, it makes me mad. It's not true. I'm right where I should be.

Amy Schumer

MeFeelSomeoneMadSkinTrue

I really am a chick from Long Island who's just learning along with everyone.

Amy Schumer

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Learning how to have 'healthy' attachments sounds easy, but in fact, for someone like me who had damaged early relationships, it's like learning to be fluent in Chinese.

Amanda de Cadenet

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I'm a Chicago Cubs fan. I grew up in Libertyville, Illinois, and attended my first game at Wrigley Field when I was four.

Tom Morello

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I keep my focus on the team and concentrate on the best possible match preparations.

Mohamed Salah

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I've always had this unresolved desire to prove that I could get a Ph.D., or contribute something else to the world.

Diane Lane

WorldDesireProveAlwaysSomething

Lucy is such a perfectionist.

Desi Arnaz

PerfectionistLucy

I listened to a lot of Amy Winehouse: her albums 'Frank' and 'Back to Black'. She was such an incredible artist. She was just so raw and had her unique sound; she paired jazz with pop and was so soulful at the same time. So I pulled from her a lot in the beginning.

Daya

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I try to get away from the pits as quickly as I can. I speak to my engineer when I get out of the car, usually there's some press to do, then I will go off and have a shower and get my dry, clean overalls and clothing on. I'll have a massage, stretch and something to eat. I don't sleep, but I try to close my eyes for a while.

Allan McNish

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