Jennifer Egan Quotes
I think the one thing that's changed over time is that I've come to realise, as a fiction writer, the fact that I don't think it will work out, doesn't mean that it actually won't.
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I have four kids. They are two years apart, and contraception has been very, very good to me.
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Bigotry tries to keep truth safe in its hand with a grip that kills it.
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I'm just a black hole for stuff. No one should ever hand me anything, because I get so easily distracted. I'll be like, 'Oh, look, something shiny!' I'm glad I never learned how to drive. I would be really dangerous.
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Weirdly, often the more I write, the more ideas I have.
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I idolised bands like Pearl Jam and Smashing Pumpkins, who wanted to reach as many people as they could.
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I've failed those I care most about and let down the people who elected me to represent them.
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When my lady and I sit down and watch TV, I find she gets annoyed at characters because they don't do what she would do in the situation. I'm always like, 'Well, she has to do that because that's what the story is.'
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The best restriction I learned was getting into the habit of doing something, even if I didn't feel like it, instead of running away from it. Sometimes good work needs to be earned, and when you can overcome yourself, the muse notices and celebrates.
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Denied anything ardently desired, the individual or state will argue and parley just so long - then, if the impelling motive be sufficiently great, will cast aside every rule and break down every acquired inhibition, plunging viciously after the object wished; all the more fantastically savage because of previous repression.
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Cable news is more titillating to talk about who's up and who's down and all that nonsense as opposed to what's actually done.
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All you have to do is come to Ohio and say, 'I think NAFTA is a lousy deal,' and everybody cheers.
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Conscience is the inner voice that warns us that someone might be looking.
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When I'm making music, I can hear all the parts, all the instruments. I can hear what it should be.
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If you're going to make a sequel to 'Sicario', you have to - you know, you've got to go beat a brand new path.
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If the 'Post' can play the role of a connector between the West and the East, I have confidence in the paper's future success.
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I don't try to just be a blues singer – I try to be an entertainer. That has kept me going.
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My mind boggles at the amount of violence inflicted upon children in today's society.
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Clearly, humans will always have a role to play in emergency response for law enforcement. But if there's an emergency, if there's a 911 call, the question is, do you want a human dashing off to respond to it right away?
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What is the future of the woman's movement? How in the hell do I know? I don't run it.
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Practice makes an actor excel. It is like cycling and motor driving. It is an art, which can be learnt and practised.
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If you put up a blog, people can cut out the middle man and get material to you. Which is really helpful because a lot of time there's really cool stuff out there that we just don't see. Because, y'know, the agent is acting in our best interest, but it does sometimes prevent some of the good stuff from getting through.
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I just knew at an early time in my life how important privacy was.
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I like restraint. Even with actors, restraint is something that I work on the most.
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I think the one thing that's changed over time is that I've come to realise, as a fiction writer, the fact that I don't think it will work out, doesn't mean that it actually won't.
