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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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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'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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There is no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
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'Realistic' is a loaded word for me. Anyone who uses the word 'realistic' is all bad.
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I saw Ellen and my knees were weak. It was amazing. And it was very hard for me to get her out of my mind after that. Then when I saw her that night, we started talking, and that's that.
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If your business depends on you, you don’t own a business—you have a job. And it’s the worst job in the world because you’re working for a lunatic!
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I respect Billy Joel, but I'm not a guy who's gonna sit down and listen to the entire 'Essential Billy Joel.'
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I didn't choose the fact that I was gay, but I did choose whether to live my life as a gay woman-that was the terrifying thing for me. Especially being a gay actress.
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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.
