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J. A. Konrath Quotes

After 20 years, a million written words, and nine rejected novels, I finally landed a book contract.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: 1970

Topics

Words Book Years Contract Million

Black men of integrity cannot make a deal with a politician and leave out the poor of the nation, all God's children.

Integrity God Children Men Black

We come from different backgrounds. Some people grow up with money in their pocket, or they have a certain last name; others have nothing. But it comes down to work ethic. That's where we all play on the same playing field.

Jessica Parker Kennedy

Work Money People Name Grow Play

The Congress has tasked the Federal Reserve with achieving stable prices and maximum employment - the dual mandate.

Congress Achieving Employment Prices

The fact that somebody is reducing your salary is just telling me they're not satisfied with what you're doing.

Me Doing You Salary Satisfied Just

When I was 18, I took a trip to Thailand with a friend. We stayed for a month. Bangkok was very raw for a teenager: there were no cellphones, no Internet, and the only music I had with me was this cassette by Liz Phair. I was writing a lot of poetry, and she embodied a talky style of songwriting that I found very accessible.

Friend Music Style Poetry Me She

Reading about myself on 'Perez Hilton' was kind of the weirdest thing ever.

Melissa Benoist

Myself Reading Kind Weirdest About

When I was in college, I lost my scholarship one year. I had enough money for tuition, but not room and board. So I camped in the hills.

Money College Enough Year Lost Room

The eye searches for shapes. It searches for a beginning, a middle, and an end.

Beginning Eye End Shapes Middle

I don't try to hide who I am when I appear in public places, act, or attend interviews. If I do, it makes the gap even wider. I like it best when someone says I'm the same on television, on camera, or off camera. This makes it easier for me.

Best I Am Me Someone Camera Hide

Let's put it this way: The animal inside of me has not quieted down yet. It's still there. It's still fighting.

Animal Me Fighting Down Way Inside

Before coming out, I remember distinctly feeling like there was a delay on my life.

Life My Life Remember Feeling Out

I think people tuned in a lot to see Barbara when she first came here and they just didn't like the show they saw. I think it was dull. It was sterile.

People Think She First See Here

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