Edmund White Quotes

The first version of The Beautiful Room Is Empty was the first mss. I'd ever submitted to New York editors.

Edmund White

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BeautifulNew YorkNewFirstEmpty

You would have to go really crazy on me before I throw a punch.

Michiel Huisman

MeCrazyYouGoPunchThrow

I keep trying to write a bad boy and they always come out nice. I don't see the appeal of someone who is going to demean me in some way.

Julia Quinn

MeSomeoneTryingBadBad BoyNice

I consider myself a religious person, but when it comes to God and faith, I don't know. I guess that means I'm agnostic.

Del Shores

GodFaithMyselfPersonKnowMeans

Everyone I dated was gay.

Debbie Reynolds

GayEveryoneDated

I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure - that is all that agnosticism means.

Clarence Darrow

MenKnowIgnorantPretendSureMany

I'm Creole, and I'm down to earth.

Boozoo Chavis

DownEarthDown To EarthCreole

We all want to be someone else but without ceasing to be ourselves. I think it's very important to defend this idea in real life too.

Antonio Tabucchi

LifeThinkSomeoneImportantWant

I've always been fascinated with twins.

Winona Ryder

AlwaysTwinsBeenFascinated

The life of an actor lends itself to emotion, and yet you have to be tough as old boots to stay at the table.

Pierce Brosnan

LifeToughBootsYouTableActor

The Second Amendment is, of course, very much part of the American fabric. But the intent of the founders was that the amendment protected the rights of citizens to bear arms in a militia for their collective self-defense.

Peter Bergen

AmericanBearAmendmentRightsArms

I am not going to let Athens affect the rest of my life.

Paula Radcliffe

LifeI AmRestMy LifeAthensGoing

I spent some time studying Toyota, because how could a loom maker - they made looms. That was their business for 50 years, 35 years - and then they decided to go into the car business after everyone else was in the car business.

Scott Cook

CarBusinessTimeGoStudyingYears

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