T. C. Boyle Quotes
It's true that none of my characters are admirable. But maybe I'm primarily a satirist, and a satirist needs to hold up what's not admirable.
Quotes to Explore
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Form can only be destroyed accidentally, i.e., on account of its connexion with substance, the true nature of which consists in the property of never being without a disposition to receive form.
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God gets you to the plate, but once your there your on your own.
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People look to time in expectation that it will eventually make them happy, but you cannot find true happiness by looking toward the future.
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A lot of my work involves instilling objects with the power of touch - a transference of soul, spirit, energy through actions.
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If you look back on the breakups that you've had, whether it's a long relationship or a one-night stand, it's always awkward.
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Kids in a home with grandparents are healthier.
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I vowed to myself when I got married that I would cook every night. I find it very therapeutic.
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The country needs more than one-party dominance, as much as I believe the Democratic Party is the party for the middle class... We need to have a marketplace of ideas.
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When people refer to 'Back in the Day,' it was a Wednesday. Just a little fun fact for you.
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I do Yoga. I'd like to say I do it every morning, but I don't, I just don't have the time.
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Ecuador has about 700 kilometers of border with Colombia, and a lot of it is impenetrable jungle.
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I think I'm the kind of person who would be very difficult to employ - I'm pretty annoying, but driven.
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I have been working since I was 11 on everything including period dramas.
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Sometimes when you're drunk you can see better.
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I used to play all the time. I would play football when it was light and read when it was dark.
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I didn't particularly like being objectified.
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A big element of what they regard as conformity is simply a desire to have an audience.
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My mom was on welfare and the occasional food stamp, but I have never participated in any of those governmental programs, even the ones that kind of work like education, scholarships and whatever, and I managed to do just fine.
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I think the place to start is to recognize the individual's quality of incompleteness, of being an unfinished product. The vestiges of the past are brought into the present in one's consciousness, and a continual labor is necessary to eradicate them.
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I for sure believe in miracles. For me, a miracle is seeing the world with light in your eyes. It's knowing there's always hope and possibility where none seems to exist. Many people are so closed to miracles that even when one is boldly staring them in the face, they label it coincidence or serendipity. I call it like I see it.
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Read every book, blog, website, whatever, about what you want to be an expert in.
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I thought that if acting didn't work out, I'd have done law school or medical school: probably law to be honest.
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I talk about weird stuff. What I do only works at night, only on the radio.
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It's true that none of my characters are admirable. But maybe I'm primarily a satirist, and a satirist needs to hold up what's not admirable.
