Jennifer Egan Quotes

I write with pen and paper, my first draft, on legal pads.

Jennifer Egan

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Some days the competition would beat me and I'd go home thinking awful thoughts, want to hide under the bed, depressed. But of course, in the news business, when you're working a daily news broadcast, you get your victories and defeats every day.

Sam Donaldson
- Thinking
- Home
- Business
I don't really think about what's 'age appropriate' for my audience because I think they can handle quite a bit, but I do try to think about what's honest and true to my characters who have grown up in situations where they've been taught to handle these things very carefully and that they're very powerful.

Veronica Roth
- Up
- True
- Age
I'm the kind of girl who thinks about what she's gonna cook for dinner when she's finishing her lunch.

Padma Lakshmi
- She
- Girl
- Dinner
It was on my fifth birthday that Papa put his hand on my shoulder and said, 'Remember, my son, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm.'

Sam Levenson
- Remember
- Hand
- Son
At age 26, I was chairman of UB Group but living like a 26-year-old. I lived my age. Which youngster doesn't like a Ferrari? Which youngster doesn't like a good time?... but my contemporaries were R. S. Goenka and Dhirubhai Ambani, captains of the industry but twice my age. You wouldn't necessarily expect them to be driving around in Ferraris.

Vijay Mallya
- Time
- Good
- Age
The kitchen is tough. It's one of the last bastions in civilized culture that sets out to crush the spirit.

Yotam Ottolenghi
- Culture
- Kitchen
- Tough