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Karen Bender Quotes

You sit at your computer for hours, then slave away at your job that you may or may not like. You don't know how to explain to them that the time when you feel alive or present is when you are writing.

Karen Bender

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american

Topics

Time Job Writing Present Feel You

When I had my first child, I didn't write for a year, and I felt when I tried to start again I might actually not be able to do it anymore. I really could not do it well, and I felt out of sorts with it.

Jennifer Egan

Child Start Year First Child First

Around '62 in Baltimore, all the girls had those big hairdos. And then suddenly, a few of the really hip ones started doing their hair straight. And people panicked. And it was called going 'Joe,' meaning Joe College. And people would say, 'I don't know. Should I be 'Joe'? I can't decide.'

John Waters

People College Hair Doing Meaning

The growing diversity of family life comes with new possibilities as well as new challenges.

Stephanie Coontz

Life Family Diversity Challenges New

Human nature is complex. Even if we do have inclinations toward violence, we also have inclination to empathy, to cooperation, to self-control.

Steven Pinker

Nature Empathy Human Nature Violence

Singing's not my real passion.

Skrillex

Passion Singing Real Real Passion

Secretly, I had always wanted to go to Vegas, and have my own really bad act!

Sigourney Weaver

Vegas Bad Go My Own Always Own

I think mystery... allows us time to dream.

Robert Wilson

Time Think Mystery Dream Us I Think

I do not fight for free. But I was born to be a fighter.

Roberto Duran

Fight Free Born Fighter I Was Born

As designers, we have a great responsibility.

Dieter Rams

Great Responsibility Designers

I always figure hey, look, I'm not a rock star, I'm an actor. I'm somebody who's meant to be other people and I'm not meant to be here representing myself. I'm happier when I'm presenting myself as other characters.

Christian Bale

Myself People Rock Star Look Rock

I don't hate oatmeal raisin, but it is the worst cookie. Profoundly disappointing.

Brett Gelman

Hate Worst Cookie Oatmeal Raisin

I don't believe in wasting anybody's time. I like to be honest. I like to be clear.

Anna Wintour

Time Believe Honest Clear Like