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've been a fan of Burberry for a very long time and they've been so supportive of me for many years.
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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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Every Jew is my brother, and I will not succumb to hate speech.
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I hate the stereotype of the pitfalls of the child actor. There are so many amazing examples - Natalie Portman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jodie Foster, Drew Barrymore - of people who have made it through.
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I wouldn't want to do anything like 'Minecraft' again, where it's, like, an on-going thing, and there are customers I have to keep happy.
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And I was mischievous. I was always into something. So when I got good attention from the singing, I knew that was probably where I needed to land.
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I like [George] Benson because I just like it. I like that kind of style. I don't like the broken up kind of style. I don't like where you play for 16 bars and then break it up into what somebody's version of what birds twittering sounds like, or what the sound of the city is, or what New York sounds like.
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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.
