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Jack Henry Abbott Quotes

When I'm forced by circumstances to be in a crowd of prisoners, it's all I can do to refrain from attack.

Jack Henry Abbott

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: January 21, 1944 - February 10, 2002

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I Can Circumstances Crowd Attack

I think when you're knee-deep in coming up with editorial plans, the desire to sit down and pencil something is pretty strong.

Strong Think You Down Desire Plans

I have an eccentric view on commodities not necessarily shared by my colleagues - or by almost anybody. And that is, we're running out of everything.

Jeremy Grantham

Colleagues View Everything Out

From the death of the old the new proceeds, and the life of truth from the death of creeds.

John Greenleaf Whittier

Life Truth Death New Old Proceeds

It's hard recommending books for kids, and a huge responsibility. If you get it wrong, they don't tell you they hate that particular book, they tell you they hate reading.

Responsibility Hate Book Reading You

I knew from being pregnant that you can be very strong. You're still very capable. Especially if it was stuff you were able to do before.

Melanie Scrofano

Strong You Being Pregnant Capable

It takes a lot of adrenaline and fear to make me actually write.

Fear Me Write Adrenaline Make Takes

When I first started, I was kind of surprised that anyone would ever hire me at all. So I took everything that I was offered.

Me Kind First Everything Started

My sister and I used to act as maids and waitresses at my great aunt and uncle's cocktail parties, which were very much sort of retired, minor stars of the Yiddish theater and the Yiddish opera.

Stars Great Sister Uncle Cocktail

You learn to judge your friends for who they are.

Learn Judge Friends You Who Your

I went to college in New York. I interned at Vertigo, and then I interned at Marvel working for Chris Claremont. Just to age myself, this was in 2000.

Age Myself New York College New

If you're doing a drama that has some comedic elements you can't forget that it's primarily a very serious film that has some light relief.

Robert Downey, Jr.

Light Doing You Drama Serious Film

I vote my conscience first and my constituents next, regardless of the direction of our leadership.

Leadership Direction Vote First Next

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