Richard Ford I decided early on that I wanted to participate in the greater American experience, rather than the parochial one in Mississippi. But I have an urge as a writer to meld the Southern experience into the larger American one. – Richard Ford American Quotes Decided Quotes Experience Quotes Larger Quotes Meld Quotes Mississippi Quotes Parochial Quotes Participate Quotes Southern Quotes Urge Quotes Writer Quotes It’s interesting to leave a place, interesting even to think about it. Leaving reminds us of what we can part with and what we can’t, then offers us something new to look forward to, to dream about. Reading is probably what leads most writers to writing.
Rick Riordan I love teaching. I love working with kids… maybe some day I’ll go back to the classroom. I’m not ready to say it’ll never happen. – Rick Riordan
Roger Bannister I had always wanted to become a neurologist, which is one of the most demanding vocations in medicine. Where do you stop, after all, with the brain? How does it function? What are its limits? The work seems unending. – Roger Bannister
Georgia Toffolo I thought that everyone would just think I was a bit of a joke as a writer. – Georgia Toffolo
Asma Jahangir A woman’s whole life is spent making chicken curry while her husband works. Then, any time he likes, he can kick her out. – Asma Jahangir
Elsa Maxwell I make enemies deliberately. They are the sauce piquante to my dish of life. – Elsa Maxwell
James Jebbia I came over here with $100; it was 1983 and I just ended up staying. New York at that time was very inexpensive and it was very easy to get a job. We lived on Staten Island and you could get cheap rent. It was a good time to be in New York. – James Jebbia
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