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Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes

In some ways I think it would be very dignified if I went away for twenty years and then wrote my fourth book Picture Quote #1

The fact is that in this day and age I don’t think any novelist can assume that a book will get attention Picture Quote #1

Well, I think in my first two novels, both the characters are pretty neurotic, which I would say that I am Picture Quote #1

If you knew where your happiness came from, it gave you patience. You realized that a lot of the time, you were just waiting out a situation, and that took the pressure off; you no longer looked to every interaction to actually do something for you Picture Quote #1

The better you learn to take care of yourself, the less you settle for being around people who can’t or won’t treat you as well as you’re accustomed Picture Quote #1

High school is very intense for everyone. But at a boarding school, because you’re there 24 hours a day, everything gets magnified Picture Quote #1

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I do think I was trying to entertain the reader more than I was trying to purge myself Picture Quote #1

I don’t think it’s shameful to admit that some days your time can be better spent reading than writing Picture Quote #1

I feel like if you read something, and it makes you so curious about a topic that you then go read something else, that’s exciting Picture Quote #1

I have this theory that the likeability question comes up so much more with female characters created by female authors than it does with male characters and male authors Picture Quote #1

I just think that people are complicated, both men and women. It happens that I write more about women Picture Quote #1

I think in general, novels by men tend to be taken more seriously than novels by women Picture Quote #1

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I’m able to separate fiction and reality. I guess it remains to be seen if other people are Picture Quote #1

My boarding school experience was the only thing I had strong enough feelings to write about for hundreds and hundreds of pages. I can still smell the formaldehyde of the fetal pigs in biology Picture Quote #1

There are so many people who are so much better qualified to write about politics than I am Picture Quote #1

When I was writing my first two books I was also freelancing and teaching and doing other odd jobs Picture Quote #1

I always worried someone would notice me, and then when no one did, I felt lonely Picture Quote #1

Perhaps this is how you know you’re doing the thing you’re intended to: No matter how slow or how slight your progress, you never feel that it’s a waste of time Picture Quote #1

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To be a person who sees a political ad on television and takes the statements in it as fact, how can you exist in this world? How is it you’re not robbed daily by charlatans who knock at your door? Picture Quote #1

If a man wants to be romantically involved with you, he tries to kiss you. That’s the entire story, and if he doesn’t kiss you, there is never a reason to wait around for him Picture Quote #1

There are people we treat wrong and later, we’re prepared to treat other people right Picture Quote #1

She opened her mouth but did not immediately speak, and I felt, simultaneously, the impulse to coax the words from her and the impulse to suppress them. I always thought I wanted to know a secret, or I wanted an event to unfold – I wanted my life to start – but in those rare moments when it seemed like something might actually change, panic shot through me Picture Quote #1

It is not a camera, or a reporter that makes something real and genuine; more often a camera or a reporter does the opposite Picture Quote #1

To remain alone did not seem to me a terrible fate, no worse than being falsely joined to another person Picture Quote #1

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... nothing broke my heart like the slow death of a shared joke that had once seemed genuinely funny Picture Quote #1

When you are a high school girl, there is nothing more miraculous than a high school boy Picture Quote #1

She really does like him, she likes lying next to him, she wants to be around him; when you get down to it, can you say that about many people? Picture Quote #1

I feel like a lot of life is distasteful and embarrassing. And you just push through it. You fix what you can, and you let time pass Picture Quote #1

Ordinarily, of course, I thought it best to remain inconspicuous, but the gesture had a certain irresistable theatricaility, and an inevitablility. Sometimes you can feel the pull of what other people want from you, and you sacrifice yourself, you risk seeming odd or sunsavory, to keep them entertained Picture Quote #1

People who think my books are autobiographical, which they're not, credit me with having a much better memory than I do. I do, however, have a powerful imagination Picture Quote #1

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In some ways I think it would be very dignified if I went away for twenty years and then wrote my fourth book (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) The fact is that in this day and age I don’t think any novelist can assume that a book will get attention (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) Well, I think in my first two novels, both the characters are pretty neurotic, which I would say that I am (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) If you knew where your happiness came from, it gave you patience. You realized that a lot of the time, you were just waiting out a situation, and that took the pressure off; you no longer looked to every interaction to actually do something for you (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) The better you learn to take care of yourself, the less you settle for being around people who can’t or won’t treat you as well as you’re accustomed (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) High school is very intense for everyone. But at a boarding school, because you’re there 24 hours a day, everything gets magnified (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) I do think I was trying to entertain the reader more than I was trying to purge myself (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) I don’t think it’s shameful to admit that some days your time can be better spent reading than writing (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) I feel like if you read something, and it makes you so curious about a topic that you then go read something else, that’s exciting (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) I have this theory that the likeability question comes up so much more with female characters created by female authors than it does with male characters and male authors (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) I just think that people are complicated, both men and women. It happens that I write more about women (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) I think in general, novels by men tend to be taken more seriously than novels by women (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) I’m able to separate fiction and reality. I guess it remains to be seen if other people are (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) My boarding school experience was the only thing I had strong enough feelings to write about for hundreds and hundreds of pages. I can still smell the formaldehyde of the fetal pigs in biology (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) There are so many people who are so much better qualified to write about politics than I am (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) When I was writing my first two books I was also freelancing and teaching and doing other odd jobs (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) I always worried someone would notice me, and then when no one did, I felt lonely (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) Perhaps this is how you know you’re doing the thing you’re intended to: No matter how slow or how slight your progress, you never feel that it’s a waste of time (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) To be a person who sees a political ad on television and takes the statements in it as fact, how can you exist in this world? How is it you’re not robbed daily by charlatans who knock at your door? (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) If a man wants to be romantically involved with you, he tries to kiss you. That’s the entire story, and if he doesn’t kiss you, there is never a reason to wait around for him (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) There are people we treat wrong and later, we’re prepared to treat other people right (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) She opened her mouth but did not immediately speak, and I felt, simultaneously, the impulse to coax the words from her and the impulse to suppress them. I always thought I wanted to know a secret, or I wanted an event to unfold – I wanted my life to start – but in those rare moments when it seemed like something might actually change, panic shot through me (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) It is not a camera, or a reporter that makes something real and genuine; more often a camera or a reporter does the opposite (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) To remain alone did not seem to me a terrible fate, no worse than being falsely joined to another person (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) ... nothing broke my heart like the slow death of a shared joke that had once seemed genuinely funny (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) When you are a high school girl, there is nothing more miraculous than a high school boy (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) She really does like him, she likes lying next to him, she wants to be around him; when you get down to it, can you say that about many people? (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) I feel like a lot of life is distasteful and embarrassing. And you just push through it. You fix what you can, and you let time pass (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) Ordinarily, of course, I thought it best to remain inconspicuous, but the gesture had a certain irresistable theatricaility, and an inevitablility. Sometimes you can feel the pull of what other people want from you, and you sacrifice yourself, you risk seeming odd or sunsavory, to keep them entertained (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) People who think my books are autobiographical, which they're not, credit me with having a much better memory than I do. I do, however, have a powerful imagination (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes)

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