Dana Spiotta Quotes

Memory is not particularly linear - it is associative, repetitive, subjective and porous. But the writer needs to convey disorder and dysfunction without making the novel itself disorderly or dysfunctional.

Dana Spiotta

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People are always surprised when I say that I'm an atheist.

Jodie Foster

PeopleSayAtheistAlwaysSurprised

Before, it was just about making the films - and now it's releasing them. Which is a steep learning curve.

Jessica Chastain

LearningNowCurveJustMakingThem

As a governor and senator, John Chafee set the standard for honesty and decency that the rest of us on our best days could only dream to emulate.

John McCain

HonestyBestRestDreamDaysUs

I sometimes think it's better to go with a bad movie that is true to a certain point of view than to take something and make people try to like it when they're not supposed to.

Amy Heckerling

PeopleThinkBetterViewBadTrue

Where are the people who don't have goals headed? Those 97 per cent end up working for the three percent.

Shiv Khera

GoalsPeopleEndThreeUpWorking

I started playing violin when I was six, so I thought I could be a professional. It wasn't until I was 15 when I got into acting classes and realized this was what I wanted to do.

Torrey DeVitto

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Focused reading is so important, and I'm just as guilty as everyone. I have to force myself to slow down, often printing things out or using print as a medium for things that are most important or for things whose beauty would be lost if I use other modes of reading.

Maryanne Wolf

BeautyMyselfReadingSlowDown

He is not dead who departs from life with a high and noble fame; but he is dead, even while living, whose brow is branded with infamy.

Ludwig Tieck

LifeFameLivingDeadHighNoble

Father asked us what was God's noblest work. Anna said men, but I said babies. Men are often bad, but babies never are.

Louisa May Alcott

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I remember in high school, I ate some nachos probably like an hour, half-hour before the game, and it's kind of gross, but a little of it came up while I was running - you know you get that burp - and I literally coughed at the same time, and it got caught in my nose, and it was during the game.

Chris Bosh

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I don't put any extra pressure on myself for national team games.

Christian Pulisic

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I think there is this steely strength beneath this beautiful veneer that a lot of women possess. I can't fathom or understand it.

Bryan Batt

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