Anne Tyler Quotes
But what I hope for from a book - either one that I write or one that I read - is transparency. I want the story to shine through. I don't want to think of the writer.
Quotes to Explore
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I've always liked stories. I'm always reading, ever since I was a kid. I've always been reading and wanting to be in some other world. This is the perfect job for me.
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Verily He answereth him who prayeth unto Him, and is near unto him who calleth on Him.
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It's an error in judgment to bounce into starting a small business before you cash in on building a strong foundation.
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What a cool job to be part of - whether it's doing lighting or acting or serving food on set. You're part of telling a story that hopefully has an essential component, and that's super exciting to me.
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I spent years commuting into London when I was working as a temp, and I hated the monotony of it.
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On the Day of Atonement, Jews are commanded to seek forgiveness from the people we have hurt.
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I have moved to a smaller house in Paris, and I don't fancy having so much staff now.
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William Shatner has one style. We have completely contrasting personalities. We're very good friends. I adore him, but we're very different people, so they were smart enough to write characters that reflected that.
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That our government should have been maintained in its original form from its establishment until now is not much to be wondered at. It had many props to support it through that period, which now are decayed and crumbled away. Through that period, it was felt by all to be an undecided experiment; now, it is understood to be a successful one.
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A man has a birthright to be tired and retired. I am retired completely.
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I'm called a terrorist in the Arab media still today.
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You do a show to be a hit and hopefully run a couple of years.
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If you realize too acutely how valuable time is, you are too paralyzed to do anything.
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When you have endless time, you take all day to go to the grocery store. But, if you have to be at work for 14 hours a day, you manage your time better. I know I do.
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What goes on between the actor and director is sacred.
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There's only so much you can do with a male voice in dance music.
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Like most people, I shrink from exposing my innermost secrets and my most private and intimate actions.
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You can close more business in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get people interested in you.
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She looked creepy/adorable.
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Admitting, however, for the sake of argument, that I am prime and sole minister in this country, am I, therefore, prime and sole minister of all Europe? Am I answerable for the conduct of other countries as well as for that of my own?
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As long as young people feel they have got no hope but to blow themselves up you are never going to make progress.
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There is another ground of hope that must not be omitted. Let men but think over their infinite expenditure of understanding, time, and means on matters and pursuits of far less use and value; whereof, if but a small part were directed to sound and solid studies, there is no difficulty that might not be overcome.
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I want to be like the patron saint of reality.
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But what I hope for from a book - either one that I write or one that I read - is transparency. I want the story to shine through. I don't want to think of the writer.
