I never liked Hans Christian Andersen because I knew he was always getting at me.
J. R. R. Tolkien
Recitation: by Male by Female
All the perplexities, confusion and distress in America arise, not from defects in their Constitution or Confederation, not from want of honor or virtue, so much as from the downright ignorance of the nature of coin, credit and circulation.
John Adams
NatureIgnoranceConstitutionHonor
A good story, a story resonant and remarkable, can be remade endlessly to tell new sides of itself for new generations of readers.
Jean Hanff Korelitz
GoodStoryNewSidesTellReaders
Chicago is not the most corrupt American city. It's the most theatrically corrupt.
Studs Terkel
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It was deeply interesting to observe my mother closely and to draw her. During those last months, she wasn't speaking much, if at all, and it was a way for me to be with her. It felt very natural.
Roz Chast
MotherMeInterestingWaySheHer
I like facts and data because they help me think clearly, beyond the cultural messages that I ingest unwittingly, and sometimes find myself regurgitating almost unconsciously.
Roseanne Barr
MyselfMeThinkFactsDataHelp
I always have strong urges to sabotage myself. Whenever someone says they like something about my music, I tend to not want to do that anymore. It's not even that I don't like it anymore: it's that I keep trying to find ways for people to dislike me.
Mitski
MusicMyselfPeopleMeStrongFind
I'm not one of these actors who's rolling in money.
Drea De Matteo
MoneyRolling
Since Bush has been in office, African-American women have fallen behind in terms of income and wages.
Donna Brazile
WomenOfficeAfrican-AmericanIncome
There certainly does seem a possibility that the detective story will come to an end, simply because the public will have learnt all the tricks.
Dorothy L. Sayers
StoryEndWillSeemBecauseCome
I love telling stories. I love the intimacy between the writer and reader. When you write sketches it's over in two minutes. When you write a book the characters have to have a bit of emotional depth.
David Walliams
LoveBookYouIntimacyWriteOver
I think a movie is a great date idea for younger couples. It takes the pressure off, since something else is entertaining you. It's also good for couples in a very comfortable relationship.
Chris Carmack
GoodRelationshipGreatThinkYou
I felt the way people talked to me was like, 'It's OK to be No. 2 in the NFL, a backup,' and things like that. That's never been my approach.
Colin Kaepernick
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