Mary Gaitskill Quotes
When I was writing 'Bad Behavior,' I was very, very quiet. I would just sit there and listen to people. And if I was out in public, I was usually quiet, and people tended to assume I was stupid because I was a young, pretty girl who's quiet.
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Every hero becomes a bore at last.
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Medicine, you see, is my first love; whether I write fiction or nonfiction, and even when it has nothing to do with medicine, it's still about medicine. After all, what is medicine but life plus? So I write about life.
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Diversity isn't just a hallmark of big cities anymore.
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We must all learn to adjust with our surroundings.
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I think one thing that's important to maintain is a sense of fear, always doubting yourself... a good dose of insecurity helps your work in some ways.
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Honestly, I'd love to say I live this amazing Hollywood lifestyle, but actually, I'm at home with my same friends and cooking. I crochet, I do watercolor. I think what surprised me the most is that that isn't the lifestyle everyone necessarily lives.
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I've been a Dolphin for 17 years, and I'll be a Dolphin for the rest of my life. That will never change.
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One hazard of our job on TV is people are always checking us out and noting every pound we've gained or haven't quite lost.
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The creative works of the entertainment industry belong to the millions of people who make them and are not for others to steal or unlawfully distribute.
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I put my thoughts in a book, which must mean I don't want anyone to read them.
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The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof.
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A girl's best friend is her pride.
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If you saw pictures of me as a kid, you'd laugh because I was always in football kit.
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What makes Ireland inclined toward the drama is that it's a great country for conversation.
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Everyone comes with dreams and illusions and promises. Everyone wants quick deals. They don't want to invest.
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Constrained circumstances can bring the best out of you.
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I auditioned in Chicago for Juilliard and didn't get in. I was basically living in a back room of my parents' house, paying rent and not doing anything with my life. I'd like to say it was patriotic to join the Marines, but it was also that I was doing nothing honorable with my life and spending too much time at McDonald's.
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To me, being in your prime means playing your best and feeling your best, too.
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Only in spontaneity can we be who we truly are.
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My grandfather is a blues musician.
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I don't care much for the cities.
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We are determined to build a society defined by decency and integrity that does not tolerate the plunder of public resources nor the theft by corporate criminals of the hard-earned savings of ordinary people.
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In order to grow old, you have to experience everything, but in moderation.
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When I was writing 'Bad Behavior,' I was very, very quiet. I would just sit there and listen to people. And if I was out in public, I was usually quiet, and people tended to assume I was stupid because I was a young, pretty girl who's quiet.
