T. C. Boyle Quotes
All writers are egomaniacal, manic-depressive, drug-addicted alcoholics. You want to have that fix again.
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When I recently spent a night at a homeless shelter, I was dismayed that members of the middle class had moved in and that earning above the minimum wage did not protect adults from having to share a room with dozens of others.
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From my tribe I take nothing, I am the maker of my own fortune.
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It's tough when you have to be away. But I'm probably at home more than my dad was because he was working two or three jobs sometimes.
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A so-called happy marriage corresponds to love as a correct poem to an improvised song.
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I do not have any pets. We travel too much.
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I think that most people who hire me to do a remix just want it to work in a nightclub, whereas when I'm writing my own album, I don't have to worry so much about 2 A.M.
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I fell in love with science and decided to continue for my Ph.D., and from there on, I was a scientist.
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A lot of people have culturally induced ethical blindness, but they can be cured!
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Are you the strongest of all men, so strong that you can be merciful to me, a weak woman? Here is the undoing of your strength: I am not a weak woman. I am not a little queen. And your mercy will be your undoing.
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Let us confess it: the human situation is always desperate.
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Israel is much worse than the original apartheid state.
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When some French were assembling an encyclopedia of paranormal experiences, they decided to leave déjà vu out, because it was so common it could not be considered paranormal.
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Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through endeavour, courage that comes from cultivating the habit of refusing to let fear dictate one's actions, courage that could be described as 'grace under pressure' - grace which is renewed repeatedly in the face of harsh, unremitting pressure.
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Sinatra was just one of Mom's friends.
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I'm like a phoenix. I rise from the ashes.
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When I was married, or a few years ago, I never thought I was fat. I never thought I was huge. I was like, 'I still look good. I'm just made to have curves or be a little bigger.'
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I don't really have control over my direct impression on people anymore. I used to be the person putting my CD in people's hands. But I'm kind of a mainstream artist now. Not by choice.
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When you think about your relationship with Christ, it really just affects every aspect of your life. I think a lot of people try to segment off, like, 'This is church, so this is God, this is my daily life, this is my job,' but I think true faith is when it manifests itself in every single aspect of your life.
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A fool and his money are soon parted. It takes creative tax laws for the rest.
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When I got to college, I was intending to study film. But I found that my brain was feeling mushy, so I took a few math classes. I started doing really well at them, and solving equations was this, like, drug rush.
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It is vital that we communicate to seniors their options regarding prescription drug assistance.
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God help us -- for art is long, and life so short.
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All writers are egomaniacal, manic-depressive, drug-addicted alcoholics. You want to have that fix again.
