Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes
When I was writing my first two books I was also freelancing and teaching and doing other odd jobs.Curtis Sittenfeld
Quotes to Explore
-
North Korea, under its thirtysomething Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-un, is no country for old men. The latest casualty in Kim's ongoing purge of the senior military command was the defense minister, Hyon Yong-chol, who reportedly committed the classic old man's offense of falling asleep in a meeting.
-
After leaving school, I travelled around Europe for about six months. In Denmark, I thought that was my chance to get an amazing haircut, so I went to what I thought was a great hairdresser. It turned out to be the car wash of hairdressers, and I walked out sporting yet another pudding bowl, but this time with a stripe bleached down the centre.
-
This life and this job and this position that I'm put in, it forces you to grow up quick. I definitely got dropped in the deep end.
-
To be honest, I think that I am a bit of a singer, coming from Wales; being Welsh, we are all very proud of our singing heritage.
-
The art of storytelling is reaching its end because the epic side of truth, wisdom, is dying out.
-
Bogart could have been color blind. He got to know a man before he decided if he liked him or not.
-
I've had the experience of having a book praised but then it doesn't sell. Or not praised but then it sells.
-
I'm just little me, an American who wants to see his country do better.
-
The guitar for me is a translation device. It's not a goal. And in some ways, jazz isn't a destination for me. For me, jazz is a vehicle that takes you to the true destination - a musical one that describes all kinds of stuff about the human condition and the way music works.
-
In the beginning, I found it hard to give my songs away, but now I've realised it's exciting, and it's only making me better.
-
Our relationships with our computers are almost sexual, they're so close. They're just such a huge part of our lives.
-
I've got a couple of Harleys and a couple of Ducatis.
-
That's really my goal now. I'm trying to be a positive role model to my kids and to just enjoy this ride, because it's hard. It's hard to enjoy it when you're in it.
-
It vexes me when they would constrain science by the authority of the Scriptures, and yet do not consider themselves bound to answer reason and experiment.
-
People come over, and we watch things like 'The Paul Lynde Halloween Special.' I have a hot tub. Everybody puts on a bathing suit and we splash around.
-
You can almost judge how screwed up somebody is by the kind of toilet paper they use. Go in any rich house and it's some weird coloured embossed stuff.
-
I can laugh and cry at the drop of a freakin' hat - all at the same time.
-
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
-
There are a lot of ethical firms on Wall Street.
-
Oh, God, I struggle with low self-esteem all the time! I think everyone does. I have so much wrong with me, it's unbelievable!
-
Nevada's one of the most conservative states in the Union, but you can do what you want in Vegas and nobody judges you.
-
I love women in all their different incarnations. My friends are practically all women. They are much more intelligent than men.
-
I became quite taken over by Johnson's personality at some points while writing the biography, and since I went straight on to The Closed Circle afterwards, I did sometimes feel I could hear him whispering in my ear while I was working on it.
-
When I was writing my first two books I was also freelancing and teaching and doing other odd jobs.
Curtis Sittenfeld
