Dana Spiotta Quotes

That was one of the reasons I became a writer - I never really had that many friends. I would read a lot, and listen to music. And that was my life.

Dana Spiotta

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LifeMusicMy LifeFriendsNever

I never made more than $50 doing any play in Chicago. That was the way I grew up.

Jeremy Piven

DoingPlayChicagoWayMoreNever

'Harry Potter' achieved a very special act of actual magic: it made it completely acceptable for an adult to carry around, read and enjoy a children's book.

Maureen Johnson

ChildrenBookMagicEnjoySpecial

When we can't bottle our tears up anymore, God catches every one in His bottle. God's catching every falling tear because He won't let us fall apart.

Ann Voskamp

GodTearsFallFallingUpBottle

We do need to think about how we have security - everyone has a right to that - but we also need to think about how we maintain civil rights and personal freedom.

Tracy Chapman

FreedomThinkSecurityPersonalNeed

It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.

Tom Stoppard

GovernmentDemocracyVotingCounting

Truth is strong, and sometime or other will prevail.

Mary Astell

TruthTruth IsStrongWillPrevail

When approved, the SAFE Port Act will make progress toward protecting the physical infrastructure of our seaports as well as our national economy which is so clearly dependent on the commercial shipping business.

Lucille Roybal-Allard

BusinessProgressWillEconomyPort

I was caught on the freeway for hours when Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. The entire city had to be evacuated. I observed lives threatened by catastrophes and a whole range of behaviour. What could people do during a crisis?

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

PeopleCityNewCrisisNew Orleans

These doomsday warriors look no more like soldiers than the soldiers of the Second World War looked like conquistadors. The more expert they become the more they look like lab assistants in small colleges.

Alistair Cooke

WarWorldSmallLookBecomeMore

Being able to play together, we're going to motivate each other; we're going to help each other out. I think it would be something special.

Markelle Fultz

TogetherThinkHelpPlaySpecial

Crime fiction makes money. It may be harder for writers to get published, but crime is doing better than most of what we like to call CanLit. It's elementary, plot-driven, character-rich story-telling at its best.

Linwood Barclay

BestMoneyBetterDoingCrimeMay

I'm a big fan of American vaudeville and Hollywood silent film-era slapstick and the music halls full of ridiculous, eccentric characters.

Lenny Abrahamson

MusicAmericanSilentHollywoodBig

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