Andrew Sean Greer My fifth-grade teacher, Mrs. Poppy, had us each write a ‘novel,’ whatever that meant to us. It must have been 10 pages long, and we bound it and colored the front. And she wrote on mine, ‘I can’t wait till your real novel comes out. Give me a call.’ – Andrew Sean Greer Bound Quotes Colored Quotes Fifthgrade Quotes Meant Quotes Poppy Quotes Real Quotes Teacher Quotes Wait Quotes Write Quotes Wrote Quotes I think I’m a terrible researcher. I find it very boring and frustrating, but the things you can find are better than what I could imagine. And when you find them, it’s wonderful, and they don’t feel artificial. I had never heard of ‘young adult novels,’ which I guess are about teenage gangs and the new boy in town or something.
John Edgar Wideman I write what I want to write, and then, when it’s finished, I use my judgment to see whether or not I think it’s intrusive. If it is problematic, then I ask those involved. I won’t necessarily do what they say. But I do consult. I haven’t had too many problems. Nobody’s really gotten angry at me. Nobody, as far as I know, has felt betrayed. – John Edgar Wideman
Daniil Medvedev For me, the most exciting thing about Laver Cup is always the team spirit, because it’s very rare that I get to play team competitions in tennis. – Daniil Medvedev
Kevin Lynch Just like the Internet has transformed the media industry or the e-commerce industry, the software industry is also being affected dramatically by the Internet. – Kevin Lynch
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