Carl Clinton Van Doren Quotes

Familiar life, tending to sordidness, had been succeeded by remote life, generally idealized; historical detail had been brought in to teach readers who were being entertained.

Carl Clinton Van Doren

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: critic
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 10, 1885 - July 18, 1950

Topics

LifeDetailTeachHistoricalBeen

I was always the person in our class who was fascinated by new plays. I would go to the library all the time as new plays would come out.

Joe Mantello

TimeLibraryPersonGoNewClass

For me, I like to keep it real simple; I just worry about myself, the waves, and my surroundings.

Joel Parkinson

MyselfSimpleMeWavesWorryReal

Like anybody, you have moments when you question yourself and you're insecure.

Andie MacDowell

YourselfMomentsYouQuestionLike

I'm an actress. It's my passion. It's - I've always lived for acting.

Sophia Loren

PassionActingAlwaysLivedActress

Individual stories from the Bible had been made into movies, but no one had taken on the arc of the Bible story as one meta-narrative from Genesis to Revelation.

Roma Downey

BibleStoryMoviesIndividualBeen

In all my fantasies, I always assumed I would get married and have six children along the way with the greatest of ease.

Molly Ivins

ChildrenWayAlwaysGreatestGet

The complaint with me being on stage was always that I was slightly too naturalistic and not projecting enough. I've got quite a soft voice, so that didn't help.

Lucy Griffiths

MeVoiceEnoughHelpAlwaysStage

During my 8 years in office, I set up a special investigatory branch as part of the highest court level. As it happened, from the time I set it up until now, I'm the one who has been investigated under that procedure. Of course, I had not expected this to happen.

Chen Shui-bian

TimeNowSpecialOfficeYearsUp

I am sure that the sad days and happenings were rare, and that I lived the joyous and careless life of other children; but just because the happy days were so habitual to me they made no impression upon my mind, and I can no longer recall them.

Pierre Loti

LifeSadChildrenI AmHappyMind

I write music when I'm free and for no particular project in mind.

Serj Tankian

MusicMindFreeWriteProject

Once while vacationing at my grandparent's house in Rajasthan, we were sleeping on the roof and I spotted an object hovering around in the sky - kind of a UFO. It totally spooked me out. I couldn't sleep for days after that.

Nimrat Kaur

SkySleepMeHouseKindSleeping

I sometimes think there is nothing really to be said about a novel but 'read the book.' I have a jaundiced view of literary critics.

Mark Kurlansky

BookThinkViewSaidSometimesRead

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