- Doing
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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
- Mom
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think being a mom changed me, and now it's not just about what I want to do and what's sort of interesting, but what I absolutely have to do.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I'm asking people to give me two hours of their time, it's because I really feel like they need to listen to what the writer is talking about.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love seeing people in their mess. I find that heartwarming. Charm just doesn't interest me. If I want to see charming people, I can watch TV.
- Darkness
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- Nov 07, 2020
Tim Burton is an artist who has had a huge influence on me. I definitely share his sensibility. It's a joyful approach to darkness.
- Effort
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- Nov 07, 2020
I see a lot of art; we see a lot of music, films at Sundance... that influences me and informs me more than theater just because I make a bigger effort to see other art forms.
- Contract
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's really interesting because I'm a Quaker... so it's been radical to me to be hired by the Department of Defense under contract.
- Energy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think there is a certain gravitas about me. My energy can be very big and yet contained.
- Chair
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- Nov 07, 2020
I used to be a writer with superstitions worthy of a professional baseball player: I needed a certain desk chair and a certain armchair and a certain desk arrangement, and I could only get really useful work done between 8 P.M. and 3 A.M. Then I started to move, and I couldn't bring my chairs with me.
- Die
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's hard to know which made me more aware of the impossibility of protecting children - having a child die or having had two live.
- Joking
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can't imagine not joking even at the worst of times. And for me, it's sort of automatic.
- Better
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- Nov 07, 2020
I sort of don't believe in closure. In the sense that it doesn't make me feel better to think that something is over.
- Fear
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are two MFA programs here at the University of Texas, and I read on the jury of both of them. And it's amazing to me how many really talented young writers seem to fear humor.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020