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N. K. Jemisin Quotes

I write what feels real. I write things that are informed both by my own experience and by actual history.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: September 19, 1972

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History Experience My Own Write Real

Kind of the exhausting thing about doing pure comedy, or something that's broader, is you're kind of a slave to the laugh. If it's not funny, then there's not much point in doing it. The kind of ueber-objective is to make people laugh. You always have to have that in the back of your mind, 'Eh, I've got to figure out a way to make this funny.'

Funny People Mind Laugh Comedy You

The narrator of a documentary often comes in at the last minute and takes some of the glory they don't deserve.

Glory Deserve Last Documentary Some

I am a writer who happens to love women. I am not a lesbian who happens to write.

Jeanette Winterson

Love Women I Am Write To Love Who

People's trust in their public institutions depends on their government getting results.

Martin O'Malley

Trust Government People Results

I don't think any other holiday embraces the food of the Midwest quite like Thanksgiving. There's roasted meat and mashed potatoes. But being here is also about heritage. Cleveland is really a giant melting pot - not only is my family a melting pot, but so is the city.

Family Food City Think Holiday Meat

This fear of death infused me with the desire to live, and to live harder.

Fear Live Death Me Desire Harder

You have a dream 35 years ago - doesn't come to fruition, but you move on with life. But it's somewhere back there. Then you turn 60, and your mom just dies, and you're looking for something. And the dream comes waking out of your imagination.

Life Imagination Mom Looking You

To be honest, I knew nothing about fashion at all. When I decided to go to college, I just wanted to do something different.

Christian Siriano

College Fashion Go Nothing Something

You can't beat New York for food.

Food New York You New Beat York

My brother was the one who really gave me the desire to follow in his footsteps. Also, it was really Ronaldinho and Ronaldo, the two Brazilian players, who also inspired me to a future in football.

Anthony Martial

Future Football Brother Me Desire

All of us need to talk to someone who's interesting, intelligent, knows us well, and is on our side - and that's us. We're probably the most interesting person we know.

Anne Wilson Schaef

Interesting Someone Person Know Talk

Metal is still the biggest music now in America.

Music America Now Metal Still

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