- 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
- Something
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- Nov 07, 2020
If a story isn't working, I'm simply unable to finish it. That's what usually tells me something is wrong.
- Nature
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a neurotic New York Jew by birth. Creating characters is second nature to me.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've never sat down and thought about the difference between plot and theme. To me, that's never been important.
- Laugh
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- Nov 07, 2020
When someone writes to tell me something I've written made them laugh or cry, I've done my job and done it well. The rest is all semantics.
- Personality
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in a very westernised environment and went to a private American school. But my personality was shy and quiet, and I wanted to wear the hijab but didn't have the courage, as I knew my friends would talk me out of it.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mum and dad were speaking all the time about, 'In Sudan we do this,' and 'In Egypt we do that,' so I was very aware of cultural differences. I was confused growing up; it gave me a feeling of being an outsider watching others. But I think this is good for a writer.
- Creative Writing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I started creative writing classes at Aberdeen Central Library, and the writer-in-residence there, Todd McEwen, encouraged me a great deal. He showed my stories to his editor, and I thought that was just what happened to everyone who took his classes!
- Mom
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mom was a big feminist, and when I was growing up, I wasn't allowed to have typical girl toys: she did not let me have dolls. Barbies were banned in our household. She read feminist books to me; my mom was a major feminist.
- Care
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always loved fashion and clothes. Not because I think that's a woman's place, but because I care about aesthetics. I like art; I like going to art museums, and to me, these things are just manifestations of one's aesthetic sense.
- Own
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- Nov 07, 2020
I own a shameless number of ethnic necklaces acquired at local markets in developing countries or inherited from my grandmother. These have seen me through meetings in Davos and visits to refugee camps.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think what travelling has done for me and for many generations of my family - my grandmother was a great example - it's really highlighted for me how similar we all are and how many values we all share as people on this planet.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
You're playing serious music, and you want to be taken seriously. When they get my age wrong on the program, I wish they'd make me older.
- Concerto
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's nice not to have the majority of the attention on me like there is when playing a concerto with an orchestra.
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
Thank God I'm very satisfied with the way God created me, and I wouldn't change a thing.
- Never Give Up
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never give up, even when people tell me that I can't do something. But if I believe I can, I really fight for it.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020