Francine Prose Quotes

If we want to write, it makes sense to read—and to read like a writer. If we wanted to grow roses, we would want to visit rose gardens and try to see them the way that a rose gardener would.

Francine Prose

Quotes to Explore

In the case of my book, I don't think it's really the coming-out gay novel that everyone really needed, even though it was received as such. The boy is too creepy, he betrays his teacher, the only adult man with whom he's enjoyed a sexual experience, etc.

Edmund White
- Experience
- Book
- Man
You will find in me a loyal head of state who is ready listen and understand, warn and advise as well as to defend the public interest at all times.

Felipe VI of Spain
Each song is a small universe to me. Each song has a story of its own. Each has a full life to express in order to be complete, so it often happens that the building to a big crescendo feels right in the recording or writing process.

Damien Rice
- Life
- Writing
- Song
People come over, and we watch things like 'The Paul Lynde Halloween Special.' I have a hot tub. Everybody puts on a bathing suit and we splash around.

Paget Brewster
- People
- Like
- Special
India has given me everything. It has made me Vijay Mallya.

Vijay Mallya
- Me
- Made
- Everything
We are political animals, as, not without reason, affirmed Aristotle, who perhaps influenced humanity's thinking more than any other ancient philosopher through his almost 200 treatises, according to reports, of which only 31 have been preserved.

Fidel Castro