Jesmyn Ward Quotes
I think, when I write, one of the things that I'm really attempting to do is I'm attempting to humanize my characters.
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Life's not fair, is it? Some of us drink champagne in the fast lane, and some of us eat our sandwiches by the loose chippings on the A597.
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I'm a giant Beatles fan.
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I've never been one to sit around and eat my heart out. Life's too short.
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I used to get a haircut every Saturday so I would never miss any of the comic books. I had practically no hair when I was a kid!
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In our Western culture, although death has come out of the closet, it is still not openly experienced or discussed. Allowing dying to be so intensely present enriches both the preciousness of each moment and our detachment from it.
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On a personal level, I love the idea of hosting an awards show. I think that sounds like kind of a fun thing to do.
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I was never an assimilationist. I always thought gays had some special mission.
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I'm really nearsighted, which has served me well.
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Jennifer Lawrence is just the coolest girl.
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The way I work, things are very nuanced; not everything is explained.
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Comedians are always hitting the topical notes that are on everybody's minds.
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I only photograph myself at poignant moments in my life as a check of where I am and how large my thighs are.
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Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer.
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If you expect nothing, you're apt to be surprised. You'll get it.
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Stop allowing yourself to focus on depressing life circumstances - including focusing on being depressed about your weight. All this negative focus will only lead you to feeling bummed and wanting to pig out. Instead, consciously focus on happy life circumstances you enjoy doing, and create more of them!
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No cricket should be played for at least a month anywhere in the world after a World Cup.
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I think that presidents don't give up power that has accrued to them by the precedent of previous presidents. Even when they say they would like to, I think once they get there they don't give it up.
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Without a function, we cease to be. So, I will write till I die.
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I had a job to do in the ring, and the businessmen around me had a job to do outside the ring, I did my job by beating up most of the guys they put in front of me and staying in shape, but the people I trusted didn’t do their jobs.
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Because I have two houses, I invariably get immersed in a book and then discover it's at the other house.
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It's much harder, much more work to be your own artist, and it's hard for me to just want to do one thing. I love doing my own music, but I really have to get into a groove with it, which has been difficult over the last few years because I've had so much great work coming in.
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Heroes take journeys, confront dragons, and discover the treasure of their true selves.
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The poor dog, in life the firmest friend, The first to welcome, foremost to defend, Whose honest heart is still the master's own, Who labours, fights, lives, breathes for him alone, Unhonour'd falls, unnoticed all his worth, Denied in heaven the soul he held on earth, While man, vain insect hopes to be forgiven, And claims himself a sole exclusive heaven.
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I think, when I write, one of the things that I'm really attempting to do is I'm attempting to humanize my characters.
