Nathalie Sarraute Quotes

The reader has to be creative when he's reading. He has to try to make the thing alive. A good reader has to do a certain amount of work when he is reading.

Nathalie Sarraute

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: lawyer
  • Nationality: russian
  • Birth: July 18, 1900 - October 19, 1999

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I don't really feel any different when I get up on stage.

Joe Elliott

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We strongly believe that children should not be exposed to smokeless tobacco or see such products being used by their on-field sports heroes.

Jerry Reinsdorf

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I feel like any actor should always be thinking about how to serve the story. The thing to be cautious of is trying to make too much of your 'moment,' or whatever. The story is a lot bigger than you, and you're there to help it along.

Melanie Lynskey

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Bradbury was the one guy who was published in places like the 'Saturday Evening Post.' He was the guy who brought science fiction to the masses. If he hadn't existed, science fiction would have been a well-kept secret in literature instead of a widely consumed phenomenon.

Robert J. Sawyer

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If the press really thinks Obama is Lincoln, they ought to treat him like they treated Bush, 'cause that's how they treated Lincoln. His critics compared Lincoln to an ape; they called him an illiterate baboon.

Ann Coulter

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I will not be a punching bag as part of anyone's defense strategy.

Michael Cohen

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I believe our flag is more than just cloth and ink. It is a universally recognized symbol that stands for liberty, and freedom. It is the history of our nation, and it's marked by the blood of those who died defending it.

John Thune

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I can write about my culture and religion because I am a product of both. Even when I'm accused of giving ammunition to the Islamophobic right, in the struggle between 'community' and 'women,' I always choose the women.

Mona Eltahawy

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The classical ballet world is so exclusive and small, and a lot of people don't know about it.

Misty Copeland

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Every time I go and shave, I assume there's someone else on the planet shaving. So I say, 'I'm gonna go shave, too.'

Mitch Hedberg

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I actually went to study with the Ramapoughs in New York. I wanted to be able to see the mountains and the forest, be around the people.

Jason Momoa

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My biggest fear was public speaking, and then having everyone know who I was, it was definitely weird at first. When I first won, it was definitely a culture shock, it was something I wasn't quite ready for.

Chris Moneymaker

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