Lev Grossman Quotes
I'm happy to report that 'The New Press' is still in business to this day. But not thanks to me. I was a really bad publishing intern.

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People think that celebs make a lot more money than we do. We look for bargains and we do a lot of stuff on our own.
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I cry all the time. I love to laugh, too. It's important to create an environment for yourself where you feel what you need to and don't hold it in.
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It is the nature of all greatness not to be exact.
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I want to be scared. I want to keep taking insane risks. I want to be scared because you're going to grow through that whether you want to or not. I don't want to play the same guy. I want to keep throwing curveballs to you guys and keep telling stories.
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You don't need a machine to make pasta: a rolling pin and a fast hand can create a smooth, if thick, sheet.
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'Dhruva' will have them glued to their seats throughout, and I'm sure of that.
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I just kept it real and had the freedom to do what I want. It's not designed for any age group. It's not made for radio. There are no edits. The whole album contains explicit lyrics but that's because you need it.
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I don't have a caustic sense of humor. What I find funny, that humor comes from a much gentler place.
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True Yankees fans know an up-and-coming player when they see one.
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The one charm about marriage is that it makes a life of deception absolutely necessary for both parties.
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My dad's family were pretty working class, actually.
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I actually have no style whatsoever. I'm the worst. I have people I talk to, and I say, 'Please tell me how to dress because I don't know what I'm doing.' The biggest thing for me is my mom. I'm like, 'Mom, do I look good?' If she says yes, I'm good to go.
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I chose my wife, as she did her wedding gown, for qualities that would wear well.
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If you fire people, you fire customers.
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I think globalization is a great thing. And now a lot of people complain about globalization; a lot of people don't like, you know, the globalize of the concept, the idea of the results. I think the globalization is a great idea and to create a lot of jobs.
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One of the most adventurous things left us is to go to bed. For no one can lay a hand on our dreams.
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The people know their rights, and they are never slow to assert and maintain them when they are invaded.
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Old age and sickness bring out the essential characteristics of a man.
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The main thing I don't like about myself is an absurd level of self-consciousness that makes any sort of social encounter an ordeal for me.
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I will be better in Monte Carlo than I was in Phoenix. If I can't win maybe I will lead 50 laps.
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I only do what comes from the heart
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You would think, because I stayed to myself and I was shy, that I'd be a good student, but actually, I was a bad student. I was in detention a lot, mainly for cutting, being late to class. I was in tardy hall a lot. I hate the idea of homework. I don't get it.
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I'm happy to report that 'The New Press' is still in business to this day. But not thanks to me. I was a really bad publishing intern.