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Tom Perrotta Quotes

These days he was like a zombie, all grim business, just another jerk with an erection Picture Quote #1

My mythic version of America is very much about parents and children, and in my experience, the suburban setting is where that particular drama plays out. Which isn’t to say that there aren’t parents and children in cities or on farms. I just don’t know them Picture Quote #1

I was writing very early, like I was involved in our high school literary magazine, which was called ‘Pariah.’ The football team was the Bears, and the literary magazine was ‘Pariah.’ It was great. It was definitely a real sub-culture. But I wrote stories for them Picture Quote #1

I did a lot of reading of the Bible and became fascinated with the idea of the Rapture. It’s pretty wild. I hadn’t heard of it until I was in college Picture Quote #1

A screenwriter heard me read from my novel ‘The Wishbones’ when it was still in progress and mentioned me to some producers in Hollywood. They called, and I told them I had a novel in my drawer about a high school election that goes haywire. They asked to take a look, and my life changed pretty dramatically as a result Picture Quote #1

I was a garbage man in New Jersey in summers during college at Yale. Everybody else got to go to Switzerland and I got to go to the dump Picture Quote #1

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I don’t really distinguish between sympathy and honesty when I’m writing. The two go together - I’m interested in inhabiting my characters, seeing the world through their eyes Picture Quote #1

There’s not some finite amount of pain inside us. Our bodies and minds just keep manufacturing more of it. (67) Picture Quote #1

I find that even small changes sometimes jog you out of a mental rut Picture Quote #1

It’s like the human race has been programmed for misery Picture Quote #1

My novels are certainly more exciting than my own life Picture Quote #1

Back then, when everybody thought the world would last forever, nobody had time for anything Picture Quote #1

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It's not the cheating. It's the hunger for an alternative. The refusal to accept unhappiness Picture Quote #1

Sooner or later we all lose our loved ones. We all have to suffer, every last one of us Picture Quote #1

She would be a mentor and an inspiration to girls like herself, the quiet ones who’d sleepwalked their way through high school, knowing nothing except that they couldn’t possibly be happy with any of the choices the world seemed to be offering them Picture Quote #1

After all, what was adult life but one moment of weakness piled on top of another? Most people just fell in line like obedient little children, doing exactly what society expected of them at any given moment, all the while pretending that they’d actually made some sort of choice Picture Quote #1

To this day, she’s still sad. Because there’s not some finite amount of pain inside us. Our bodies and minds just keep manufacturing more of it. I’m just saying that I took the pain that was inside of her at that moment and made it my own. And it didn’t hurt me at all Picture Quote #1

They both seemed to understand that describing it was beyond their powers, the gratitude that spreads through your body when a burden gets lifted, and the sense of homecoming that follows, when you suddenly remember what it feels like to be yourself Picture Quote #1

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Every minute we were together, I felt like I was wandering in the dark through a strange house, groping for a light switch. And then, whenever I found one and turned it on, the bulb was dead Picture Quote #1

Nothing beats novel writing because it’s complete expression of you. You just control everything. Not even a movie director has that level of control Picture Quote #1

If anything, he seemed a little lonely, all too ready to open his heart at the slightest sign of interst Picture Quote #1

As for writing about temptation, there’s no drama without temptation, and no novel without drama Picture Quote #1

I no longer believe that just about everything is funny, if viewed from the proper angle Picture Quote #1

I really wanted to be a musician, but it turned out I had no sense of time Picture Quote #1

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I used to describe myself as a comic novelist, but my concerns seem to have darkened over the past few years Picture Quote #1

I’ve been a little bit obsessed with religion, without being a religious person, for about a decade Picture Quote #1

It just so happened that for most of my life I’ve lived in the suburbs Picture Quote #1

When things don’t go well, it helps to think of yourself as a genius and the rest of the world as a bunch of idiots Picture Quote #1

I think I’m fascinated by the power of religion in our culture. Like a lot of secular, liberal people, I ignored it for a long time. Lately, of course, just from a political perspective, it’s impossible to ignore Picture Quote #1

I’m not sure that it’s possible to write a novel about people who don’t transgress or stumble, people who don’t surprise themselves with the things they do, people who can explain all their actions with perfect logical consistency. At least it’s not possible for me to write that sort of novel Picture Quote #1

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These days he was like a zombie, all grim business, just another jerk with an erection (Tom Perrotta Quotes) My mythic version of America is very much about parents and children, and in my experience, the suburban setting is where that particular drama plays out. Which isn’t to say that there aren’t parents and children in cities or on farms. I just don’t know them (Tom Perrotta Quotes) I was writing very early, like I was involved in our high school literary magazine, which was called ‘Pariah.’ The football team was the Bears, and the literary magazine was ‘Pariah.’ It was great. It was definitely a real sub-culture. But I wrote stories for them (Tom Perrotta Quotes) I did a lot of reading of the Bible and became fascinated with the idea of the Rapture. It’s pretty wild. I hadn’t heard of it until I was in college (Tom Perrotta Quotes) A screenwriter heard me read from my novel ‘The Wishbones’ when it was still in progress and mentioned me to some producers in Hollywood. They called, and I told them I had a novel in my drawer about a high school election that goes haywire. They asked to take a look, and my life changed pretty dramatically as a result (Tom Perrotta Quotes) I was a garbage man in New Jersey in summers during college at Yale. Everybody else got to go to Switzerland and I got to go to the dump (Tom Perrotta Quotes) I don’t really distinguish between sympathy and honesty when I’m writing. The two go together - I’m interested in inhabiting my characters, seeing the world through their eyes (Tom Perrotta Quotes) There’s not some finite amount of pain inside us. Our bodies and minds just keep manufacturing more of it. (67) (Tom Perrotta Quotes) I find that even small changes sometimes jog you out of a mental rut (Tom Perrotta Quotes) It’s like the human race has been programmed for misery (Tom Perrotta Quotes) My novels are certainly more exciting than my own life (Tom Perrotta Quotes) Back then, when everybody thought the world would last forever, nobody had time for anything (Tom Perrotta Quotes) It's not the cheating. It's the hunger for an alternative. The refusal to accept unhappiness (Tom Perrotta Quotes) Sooner or later we all lose our loved ones. We all have to suffer, every last one of us (Tom Perrotta Quotes) She would be a mentor and an inspiration to girls like herself, the quiet ones who’d sleepwalked their way through high school, knowing nothing except that they couldn’t possibly be happy with any of the choices the world seemed to be offering them (Tom Perrotta Quotes) After all, what was adult life but one moment of weakness piled on top of another? Most people just fell in line like obedient little children, doing exactly what society expected of them at any given moment, all the while pretending that they’d actually made some sort of choice (Tom Perrotta Quotes) To this day, she’s still sad. Because there’s not some finite amount of pain inside us. Our bodies and minds just keep manufacturing more of it. I’m just saying that I took the pain that was inside of her at that moment and made it my own. And it didn’t hurt me at all (Tom Perrotta Quotes) They both seemed to understand that describing it was beyond their powers, the gratitude that spreads through your body when a burden gets lifted, and the sense of homecoming that follows, when you suddenly remember what it feels like to be yourself (Tom Perrotta Quotes) Every minute we were together, I felt like I was wandering in the dark through a strange house, groping for a light switch. And then, whenever I found one and turned it on, the bulb was dead (Tom Perrotta Quotes) Nothing beats novel writing because it’s complete expression of you. You just control everything. Not even a movie director has that level of control (Tom Perrotta Quotes) If anything, he seemed a little lonely, all too ready to open his heart at the slightest sign of interst (Tom Perrotta Quotes) As for writing about temptation, there’s no drama without temptation, and no novel without drama (Tom Perrotta Quotes) I no longer believe that just about everything is funny, if viewed from the proper angle (Tom Perrotta Quotes) I really wanted to be a musician, but it turned out I had no sense of time (Tom Perrotta Quotes) I used to describe myself as a comic novelist, but my concerns seem to have darkened over the past few years (Tom Perrotta Quotes) I’ve been a little bit obsessed with religion, without being a religious person, for about a decade (Tom Perrotta Quotes) It just so happened that for most of my life I’ve lived in the suburbs (Tom Perrotta Quotes) When things don’t go well, it helps to think of yourself as a genius and the rest of the world as a bunch of idiots (Tom Perrotta Quotes) I think I’m fascinated by the power of religion in our culture. Like a lot of secular, liberal people, I ignored it for a long time. Lately, of course, just from a political perspective, it’s impossible to ignore (Tom Perrotta Quotes) I’m not sure that it’s possible to write a novel about people who don’t transgress or stumble, people who don’t surprise themselves with the things they do, people who can explain all their actions with perfect logical consistency. At least it’s not possible for me to write that sort of novel (Tom Perrotta Quotes)

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