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Naomi Alderman Quotes

The worst things that ever happened to me were before I was 20. It has been slow, hard-won improvement since then.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: english
Birth: 1974

Topics

Improvement Me Slow Worst Things

Growing up, I just always doodled, which is the worst word for it. I would just draw things in class, get yelled at by my teachers, get my drawings taken away. That stuff happened all the time.

Time Growing Up Growing Class Worst

Sometimes doing a movie for a short period of time is better than committing eight months to a television show.

Time Better Short Doing Television

My target audience is anyone who finds the world interesting and human behavior fascinating, terrible, inspiring, funny, and occasionally, mysterious.

Funny World Behavior Interesting

My biggest turn-on has to be brains, intelligence.

Intelligence Brains Turn-On Biggest

People who keep stiff upper lips find that it's damn hard to smile.

Smile People Lips Find Damn Hard

I think it's so strange that certain people think they know you because you've been in a film. It's very flattering, but it's also very scary.

People Think You Know Strange Scary

I only live one time.

Live Time Only One Time

Sometimes, when I see my granddaughters make small discoveries of their own, I wish I were a child.

Child Small Wish Sometimes See Own

I had to give everything I had to one event if I wanted to excel.

Everything Excel Event Give Wanted

I'm constantly working, even when I'm at home.

Home Working Even Constantly

I didn't have any relationships in my teenage years, as I felt I was not attractive enough.

Enough Relationships Years Attractive

Whether someone like Klitschko wins, loses, draws, or gets knocked out in five seconds, he is still a big name.

Name Someone Out Big Knocked Five

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