Claire Messud Quotes
When I am teaching, I first give out Tolstoy's 'Childhood,' his first published book. It is so transparent. It gives you exactly what it was like to be on a Russian estate in 1830. You are there. And that is the hope when you sit down and write still, I think - that you can transmit something of what life is like now.
Claire Messud
Quotes to Explore
When I was younger, I wanted to marry early, like at 23. Year by year, I found things I wanted to do, and the thought of marriage disappeared. But I don't want to marry too late. Around 31?
Park Shin-hye
This is the beauty of fiction. We may not like these characters, but we inhabit them.
T. C. Boyle
I looked along the San Juan Islands and the coast of California, but I couldn't find the palette of green, granite, and dark blue that you can only find in Maine.
Parker Stevenson
In my experience, scientists are not always the most socially adjusted people, and may have habits and fascinations outside of their work that others might consider odd.
Nathaniel Rich
Thanks to my father, we were always in good horses.
Facundo Pieres
I am the middle child with an older and younger brother.
Eden Sher
I tried acupuncture, the patch, and hypnosis, but found that I needed to do it alone - when the time was right for me.
Christy Turlington
Sometimes the things that scare me are the things I'm drawn to: moving to London, L.A., New York; marrying, having a kid. In order to live a full life, sometimes you have to do things that scare you.
Jason O'Mara
Faith,Waiting in the heart of a seed, Promises a miracle of life which cannot prove at once.
Kabir
Death, the final, triumphant lover.
Bela Lugosi
When I am teaching, I first give out Tolstoy's 'Childhood,' his first published book. It is so transparent. It gives you exactly what it was like to be on a Russian estate in 1830. You are there. And that is the hope when you sit down and write still, I think - that you can transmit something of what life is like now.
Claire Messud