Sigrid Nunez When I was a kid and wanted to grow up to be a writer, I assumed I would be writing about animals and children because that’s what I cared about and read about. But I never did. – Sigrid Nunez Animals Quotes Assumed Quotes Cared Quotes Children Quotes Grow Quotes Kid Quotes Read Quotes Writer Quotes Writing Quotes There’s a lot of material from my life in my books, but they’re not really autobiographical, in the sense that they’re not about my life. So, in ‘A Feather on the Breath of God’ I write about my parents, I write about this Russian immigrant, I write about the world of dance, but it isn’t an autobiography; so much is left out. I first met Susan Sontag in spring 1976 when she was recovering from cancer surgery and needed someone to help type her correspondence. I had been recommended by the editors of ‘The New York Review of Books,’ where I’d worked as an editorial assistant.
Bugzy Malone Music was a great way for me to express myself, there’s topics I talk about in my songs, which I wouldn’t have a conversation about in real life. – Bugzy Malone
Henry James I think I don’t regret a single ‘excess’ of my responsive youth – I only regret, in my chilled age, certain occasions and possibilities I didn’t embrace. – Henry James
Richard Painter I think the Republican Party has moved substantially to the right, particularly on social issues… And the Democratic Party has moved to the left over the past decades. So we’ve got a lot more room in the middle. – Richard Painter
Lesley Ann Warren I know that some people work differently, but I have to work from the inside out. It doesn’t matter how big the character is, there has to be a truthful core. – Lesley Ann Warren
Stan Laurel Babe and I are both great television fans, and we’ve been planning to do something on TV. But we certainly never intended to start out on an unrehearsed network show! – Stan Laurel
Patty Mills It’s never going to be a smooth sailing ship, there’s going to be ups and downs and I think one of the most important things to understand is not to ride the highs too high and ride the lows too low – it is a marathon and if you can just try to steady the ship as you go. – Patty Mills
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