Dani Shapiro Quotes

How do we live the writer's life? There's only one simple answer: 'we write.'

Dani Shapiro

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 10, 1962

Topics

LifeLiveSimpleWriteAnswerOnly

Cersei is a character who's done unspeakable things, and yet we also know that she's a mother who's lost her children - that she's been pushed to the end of her tether.

Jeremy Podeswa

MotherCharacterChildrenEndKnow

There is a very large chunk of our population who firmly believe in extraterrestrials.

Jeri Ryan

BelievePopulationWhoOurLarge

I serve on a lot of charitable boards - the areas of mental health parity, services for those that are underserved, and certainly children's rights are things that I believe in very, very strongly.

Andrew Zimmern

ChildrenHealthBelieveMental Health

I tend to wear my emotions on my sleeve. I've had my share of mood swings, believe me. But it's a powerful thing when you realize that you have dominion over your behavior and your passions.

Matt Dillon

MeBelieveBehaviorYouPowerful

Pleasure that isn't paid for is as insipid as everything else that's free.

Anita Loos

FreePleasureEverythingPaidElse

I wasn't setting out to write a documentary; if I had, I would have done it in a completely different way. I was asked to write a drama that would appeal to a big audience in America that had no knowledge or interest in The Tudors at all.

Michael Hirst

KnowledgeAmericaDramaDoneWay

I never had a doubt that I would make it to the NBA, even when I wasn't playing.

Amar'e Stoudemire

DoubtNeverNBAPlayingWouldEven

My memories of Australian cricket are it was an environment of good fun.

Tom Moody

GoodMemoriesFunCricketAustralian

I was always that girl who loved music and thought of music as an escape route.

Rita Ora

MusicGirlThoughtLovedEscapeWho

By virtue of some of the ways the game is played, in terms of message discipline, in terms of access for reporters, and especially in the way that sources and subjects, especially famous subjects, treat the media, almost by default there's more news that's falling into books.

Ron Suskind

DisciplineTreatGameFamousMedia

It's astonishing what you learn and feel and see along the way. That's why a reporter's job, as you know, is such a joy.

Mike Wallace

JobJoyFeelLearnYouKnow

It's hard to find someone who is really genuinely happy for you if you are having success and they're not.

Mikaela Shiffrin

SuccessHappySomeoneYouFindHard

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