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E. L. Doctorow Quotes

The important thing is not to be too comfortable when you're writing. Noise in the street? That's good. The computer goes down? That's good. All these things are good. It has to be a little bit of a struggle.

E. L. Doctorow

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: January 6, 1931 - July 21, 2015

Topics

Good Struggle Writing You Down

To know anything of a poet but his poetry is, so far as the poetry is concerned, to know something that may be entertaining, even delightful, but is certainly inessential.

John Drinkwater

Poetry Know Anything Poet May Far

I knew I was going to go into the field and make fun of people to their faces. I knew what I was getting into.

John Oliver

Fun People Go Going Faces Knew

I am an early riser.

Sue Hubbell

I Am Early Am

Oppression is something that one group of people commits against another group specifically because of a threatening characteristic shared by the latter group.

Robin Morgan

People Group Oppression Something

I stare out the window and reflect on the similarity between writing and saving a life and the inevitable failure of one's imagination and one's goals and ambitions to create a character or a life worth saving.

Miriam Toews

Life Failure Goals Character Window

When I'm not working, I'm having fun with my son. We do lots of kids' stuff.

Little Louie Vega

Son Fun Having Fun Working Kids

The people you're friends with on Facebook or the people you follow on Twitter are trusted sources of information.

Jonathan Klein

People Friends You Information

Some people are just quiet - they don't need to be talking all the time and aren't extroverted, but they're not necessarily afraid to talk. I'm not really a shy person.

Chirlane McCray

Time People Talking Quiet Person

I do not like going to the dressing room and trying on millions of outfits. I just look at something and hope that it will work. I try it on at home, since I don't like going through the whole process.

Ciara

Work Home Hope Process Trying Look

Congress is headed in the wrong direction with this bill which removes any and all incentives from the food industry to improve their products for children.

Bob Filner

Children Food Direction Wrong

I find this life so interesting.

Brittany Murphy

Life Interesting Find

When you talk to family and friends, they can't tell you anything from an impartial point of view because they have a vested interest in you.

Brian O'Driscoll

Family View Friends You Talk Tell