Rachel Kushner Quotes

The great thing about writing is that it has to work without that invisible layer of the reader's added knowledge.

Rachel Kushner

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I literally paid my way through the University of Texas with my umpiring.

Jim Evans

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I believe the relationship you have with your government is not so different to a love relationship.

Jill Scott

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I like decorative, functional things that I feel comfortable in.

Joey Lauren Adams

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The work my mum does, a lot of it is re-housing homeless people, that's a real job. I play make-believe and dressing up for a living!

Jeremy Irvine

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Every story I write starts with a dilemma or a theme. Once I am convinced that this is the issue that is perturbing my thoughts, I start to look for characters capable of representing it.

Siegfried Lenz

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One of the things I really like about racing is that you can't fake it. As an actor, everything is fake. You're always trying to convince people you can do something you can't. And that's the opposite of racing. The stopwatch never lies.

Robert Carradine

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My record label is treating me like I'm a new artist, which is exciting after all this time.

Rosanne Cash

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Weapons of mass destruction in the hands of Islamic extremists will be a disaster for the world.

Ron Lewis

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As I get older, I'm slowing down and, yes, calming down in my desire to be taken seriously. That I can be entertaining and funny and high nervous energy can work against me as a serious composer, slowly but surely you'll see me be quieter just so that people will listen.

Marvin Hamlisch

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I miss 'Mad Men,' but I can't complain because I got a lot of public awareness from it, and it led on to film offers such as 'Sherlock.'

Jared Harris

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I'm not that keen on the idea of being unconscious.

Christopher Hitchens

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I've never felt the need to be defined by a man.

Cherie Lunghi

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