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Edmund White Quotes

Readers of novels often fall into the bad habit of being overly exacting about the characters' moral flaws. They apply to these fictional beings standards that no one they know in real life could possibly meet.

Edmund White

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: January 13, 1940

Topics

Life Habit Fall Bad Flaws Meet

I just really want it at some point to be OK for women and young girls to be sexy because I think that's a power, a gift that we were given by God or the universe or whatever.

Megan Fox

Women God Power Gift Think Sexy

The rise of African nations concurrent with the spread of the Nation of Islam and the civil rights movement gave black America a burst of pride over and above anything they had had since the decline of the movement of Marcus Garvey.

John Henrik Clarke

Black Pride America Rise Islam Over

I'll have to get people to write songs for me right now until my own writing comes around.

Andy Gibb

People Me Writing Now My Own Right

Don't rule out working with your hands. It does not preclude using your head.

Andy Rooney

Hands Out Head Rule Working Your

My whole philosophy has been to let the work speak for itself, because that's really what you want to show.

Alycia Debnam-Carey

Work Speak Philosophy You Want Been

I feel there is no substitute for going out to the movies. There is nothing like it.

Steven Spielberg

Feel Movies Nothing Out Going Like

I'd probably say to my younger self, get yourself a whole collection of lawyers. Which is what I have now.

Mike Oldfield

Yourself Self Lawyers Now Say Get

I'm always very even-keeled, and I'm always waiting for the other shoe to drop.

Mike Colter

Waiting Shoe Always Drop Other Very

I really believe the only way to stay healthy is to eat properly, get your rest and exercise. If you don't exercise and do the other two, I still don't think it's going to help you that much.

Mike Ditka

Health Believe Rest Think Help You

I've been so fortunate in my life that my family has never been jealous of my success. They have shown true love and commitment to me by being supportive. They shared in it.

Mike Krzyzewski

Life Family Love Success True Love

What is the damnation of hell? To go with that society who have not obeyed His commands.

Joseph Smith, Jr.

Society Hell Go Who His Commands

I was at my dermatologist, and she asked me what I was doing next. I told her I was about to do something called 'The Hunger Games.' She gasped and started calling everyone into the room, and they all came running.

Donald Sutherland

Me Doing Games She Hunger Room