- Dad
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- Nov 07, 2020
Me Quotes
Quotes rooted in the first person.
These are quotes centered on 'me' - childhood memories tied to family traditions, like a grandfather's holiday reading passed down for decades, alongside admissions about how humor can double as self-protection. Several speak to the solitary nature of creative work, something also explored in Life Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The importance and influence of books on me has been cumulative: the result of hearing and reading lots of stories about interesting people and places.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
People still come up to me and ask whether I am Louise Brown or if they've seen me somewhere else before.
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have never fully exorcised shames that struck me to the heart as a child except through written violence, shadowy caricature, and dark jokes.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father is my biggest literary influence. Recently, I've been looking through his letters. He was in the National Guard when I was a child, and whenever he left, he would write to me. He wrote letters to me all through college, and we still correspond. His letters, and my mother's, are one of my life's treasures.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to thank my mother and my father for teaching me to have a dream. You are seeing my dream come true.
- Hands
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sometimes my backswing gets long, and I get in bad positions. The club also can get behind me coming down, so I have to flip my hands to catch up to my body.
- Green
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- Nov 07, 2020
I usually have a few coins in my pocket when I'm playing, but the one I use to mark my ball on the green is a special silver coin that my wife designed for me. It has our wedding date inscribed on it.
- Strength
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- Nov 07, 2020
Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.
- Leader
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- Nov 07, 2020
My brother Leon started it all. He played the piano. In school they made me leader of the orchestra because I played the violin, but I followed Leon and the boys in his jazz band around.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
You could look at people in India and say we are manufacturing the cabin that is going to be a part of the U.S. President's helicopter. That's a pretty big deal, right? There are 11 other heads of state who we support, but the fact is, to me, it's a very large deal.
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
I actually started an adult book, worked on it for about two years, and then decided it just wasn't coming together for me, and thought I'll go back to children's books, and almost immediately I started 'Holes,' and it just seemed to take off on me.
- Reaction
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- Nov 07, 2020
I guess what led to me writing 'Holes' was having moved to Texas in 1991, and it was sort of my reaction to Texas.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
Part of me becomes the characters I'm writing about. I think readers feel like they are there, the way I am, as a result.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020