Nelson Algren Quotes
A book, a true book, is the writer's confessional. For, whether he would have it so or not, he is betrayed, directly or indirectly, by his characters, into presenting publicly his innermost feelings.
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Edie Sedgwick had a cool style; she pushed the envelope for the time.
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When you grow up in a place, you always think it's mundane. Then you travel around and live in different places, and you realise that you've got it the wrong way 'round.
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I guess becoming an adult and learning how to survive on your own is exciting.
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Beauty pageants work as a platform from where you can reach out to many.
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I don't want to be a bust.
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There are times I think it might be nice to have deep-pocketed limited partners to provide me with some cushion. But I enjoy having no responsibilities except to myself, financially.
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I did every job under the sun from bartending to ushering to temping.
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Workplaces still operate like it's 1962 and one person is always at home, and they are not very good at adjusting for the fact that a majority of women work and take care of children.
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I have been working for over 30 years and am always wondering about where I am and where I am going. It does not stop and become a fixed event of achievement.
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I've purged myself of bitterness and anger and remained open to love.
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I eat super clean and am always watching what I eat.
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I feel awful for women who are trying to raise kids on their own, with zero income and no fathers present - that's single motherhood.
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I loved France, although I initially thought they were stubborn for always speaking French.
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'Great Expectations' has become one of my favorite books.
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I would like to cite an instance which proves the efficacy of clean living on the part of an athlete coupled with the inspiration received from a champion which go a long way to making a champion.
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I think if something is worth doing, it's worth doing well. And worth thinking about it as well.
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There doesn't seem to be a religion in 'Game of Thrones' that's totally peaceful... we haven't seen any Buddhists.
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The whole Land of Israel is a single bloc. There are those who say we can build inside the settlement blocs, and others who say we may not be able to hold onto the towns outside the blocs. I have come to tell you what the Arabs already know - that the Land of Israel is one bloc.
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I don't write songs apart from theatrical pieces. I'm not interested in writing songs qua songs.
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I think if you would have cut Houdini with a knife, blood wouldn't come out, PR would.
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To me, recording with live instruments and tape takes things back to an older sound that I like but that's still fresh.
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Sometimes when you do a part, the wall between you and the characters can be very porous. You can sort of move in and out of your character's persona and being. And that just couldn't happen on this one because of working with him.
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I always play these rodent type characters - skittish and hyper like a chipmunk. It's a complete act though. I'm a very normal person.
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A book, a true book, is the writer's confessional. For, whether he would have it so or not, he is betrayed, directly or indirectly, by his characters, into presenting publicly his innermost feelings.
