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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In my own spiritual journey, I became a swami on the Hindu path of Bhakti. In the Hindu tradition, a swami is a monk who forgoes regular family life for the purpose of making the whole world his family and channels his full energy into spiritual practice, devotion to God and service to humanity.
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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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My process of songwriting comes from a very real place: a place that when you watch 'American Idol' - God bless it, it's probably an awesome experience that these people are having, but it's not a real one.
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Our eldest boy, Bob, has been away from us nearly a year at school, and will enter Harvard University this month. He promises verywell, considering we never controlled him much.
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Every virtuous woman desires a husband to whom she can look for guidance and protection through this world. God has placed this desire in woman's nature. It should be respected by the stronger sex. Any man who takes advantage of this, and humbles a daughter of Eve to rob her of her virtue, and cast her off dishonored and defiled, is her destroyer, and is responsible to God for the deed.
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The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others.
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I love Martha's Vineyard, where I have had a house for thirty years. I have loved visiting countries around the world. But I always come home to Washington.
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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.
