Rachel Kushner Quotes
I think sometimes writers can get themselves into trouble trying to exert a totally controlled and super-knowing tone. This kind of knowingness is not the most promising tone to be sustained throughout a novel, to have a young woman who understands everybody and is always reading a room perfectly.
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We artists have the dignity to tell the truth to the people, unlike politicians.
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I don't really love to perform in music. Some people like it more, but it's not my thing so much, but just the writing, when you get the lyric, and the lyric just goes just the right way, or you find the right bridge that takes you to the solo, and those moments are tremendous, and it's difficult to portray.
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There's a fast-track if you can do the networking. For some personalities it works, but for mine it doesn't.
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Whenever I'm in Des Moines, I always make a trip to Manhattan Deli for a sandwich. I spent a lot of time there when I was going to college at Drake, so it's usually my one 'go-to' food stop when I'm in town.
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Change your opinions, keep to your principles; change your leaves, keep intact your roots.
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Yeah, I'm from Jersey; it's almost like I was automatically born a Nets fan.
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It's not like I ever sat in my room and said I was going to start a media company and become an editor in chief. It was never my dream. It was something that just happened.
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Truth is the property of no individual but is the treasure of all men.
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My grandparents met each other in amateur theatre. My uncle is an actor.
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I wake up at 5:30, 6 in the morning, but don't head into the office right away. I like to hang out with my wife, talk about things, get some coffee, you know.
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Life's a challenge, but that's the best part.
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You watch 'Whale Rider,' and I defy you to not get teary-eyed at the end there.
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As barbaric is we are, it's a miracle we haven't blown ourselves off the face of the earth so far.
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I don't normally vote. I'm lazy and I never bought into the 'Every vote counts.'
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I've always found it very sanitary to be broke.
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I would love to be able to see as much of the world as possible, and volunteering, doing things in another community, living with a host family, are really effective ways to learn about cultures different from your own. And also to not feel lazy.
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Daring is not safe against daring men.
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I remember when the palm trees were short and Tomorrowland was modern.
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My mother wanted to name me Jackie or Jacqueline but she got to name my sister and my brother, so my dad and my brother insisted on naming me. And they were big fans of 'The Little Mermaid.'
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I like poems you can tack all over with a hammer and there are no hollow places.
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I mean, Rick James was just a man-made image, the image I created. Just trying to live Rick James almost killed me.
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You find when you're writing a detective story that you're actually not trying to solve anything. You're trying to stop the reader from solving the puzzle.
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'Grey Gardens' consumed my life for over two and a half years. It really takes its toll on the family. I'm not there to tuck them in, help them with homework and eat dinner with them. When I work on a show, I only have about 20 minutes a day with my family.
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I think sometimes writers can get themselves into trouble trying to exert a totally controlled and super-knowing tone. This kind of knowingness is not the most promising tone to be sustained throughout a novel, to have a young woman who understands everybody and is always reading a room perfectly.
