--- title: "1 Born this way Quotes By Steve Almond" description: "1 Born this way quotes by Steve Almond. Plus more from Steve Almond and more Born this way sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/985/steve-almond-9602_born-this-way_my-own-kind-i-m-not-sure-there-s-a-name_690255.jpg" --- > [“My own kind. I'm not sure there's a name for us. I suspect we're born this way: our hearts screwed in tight, already a little broken. We hate sentimentality and yet we're deeply sentimental. Low-grade Romantics. Tough but susceptible. Afflicted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-almond/my-own-kind-i-m-not-sure-there-s-a-name-for-us-i-suspect-we-re-born/) [Steve Almond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-almond/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/985/steve-almond-9602_born-this-way_my-own-kind-i-m-not-sure-there-s-a-name_690255.jpg) ## Other authors on Born this way - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-lady-gaga-58306.jpg) Lady Gaga 17 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/born-this-way/lady-gaga/) ## More by Steve Almond > [At the end of night, before you close your eyes, be content with what you've done and be proud of who you are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-almond/at-the-end-of-night-before-you-close-your-eyes-be-content-with-what/) [Steve Almond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-almond/) > [The single biggest reason I got my stories taken in various literary magazines - and I want to stress this - is because I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-almond/the-single-biggest-reason-i-got-my-stories-taken-in-various-literary/) [Steve Almond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-almond/) > [I do think, as crazy as it sounds, that sports is an addiction and that it should be accorded some of the same supports…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-almond/i-do-think-as-crazy-as-it-sounds-that-sports-is-an-addiction-and-that/) [Steve Almond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-almond/) > [“Music has become more pervasive and portable than ever. But it feels less previous in the bargain. I don't want to confuse artistic and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-almond/music-has-become-more-pervasive-and-portable-than-ever-but-it-feels/) [Steve Almond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-almond/) > [“This is what songs do, even dumb pop songs: they remind us that emotions are not an inconvenient and vaguely embarrassing aspect of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-almond/this-is-what-songs-do-even-dumb-pop-songs-they-remind-us-that/) [Steve Almond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-almond/) > [A lot of what I'm having to do to get myself weaned from football is really limit what media I allow myself to consume.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-almond/a-lot-of-what-i-m-having-to-do-to-get-myself-weaned-from-football-is/) [Steve Almond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-almond/) > [People in long-term, monogamous relationships are crushed by the expectation that a partner is going to provide everything they are looking for and wondering…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-almond/people-in-long-term-monogamous-relationships-are-crushed-by-the/) [Steve Almond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-almond/) > [Much as I love stories, I think I'll only be satisfied with myself as a writer if I'm able to produce a novel that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-almond/much-as-i-love-stories-i-think-i-ll-only-be-satisfied-with-myself-as/) [Steve Almond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-almond/) > [But the real life of a writer resides in showing up at the keyboard every day, with the necessary patience and mercy, and making…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-almond/but-the-real-life-of-a-writer-resides-in-showing-up-at-the-keyboard/) [Steve Almond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-almond/) > [Why are people so fascinated by how to eat Valomilks?’ She said, ‘Well, Dad, they’re round and they’re messy. But that’s what makes them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-almond/why-are-people-so-fascinated-by-how-to-eat-valomilks-she-said-well/) [Steve Almond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-almond/) > [“The connection being that in my head all language began in song and that the best stories inevitably reutrn to song, to a state…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-almond/the-connection-being-that-in-my-head-all-language-began-in-song-and/) [Steve Almond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-almond/) > [“But I come to stories in the naked hope they will fuck me up .”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-almond/but-i-come-to-stories-in-the-naked-hope-they-will-fuck-me-up/) [Steve Almond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-almond/) > [Nothing on Earth so beautiful as the final haul on Halloween night.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-almond/nothing-on-earth-so-beautiful-as-the-final-haul-on-halloween-night/) [Steve Almond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-almond/) > [“This was one of those mid-thirties moments when you take a look at the stale, half-chewed bagel your life has become and kiss jealousy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-almond/this-was-one-of-those-mid-thirties-moments-when-you-take-a-look-at/) [Steve Almond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-almond/) > [“My own kind. I'm not sure there's a name for us. I suspect we're born this way: our hearts screwed in tight, already a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-almond/my-own-kind-i-m-not-sure-there-s-a-name-for-us-i-suspect-we-re-born/) [Steve Almond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-almond/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/born-this-way/steve-almond/#itemlist", "name": "1 Born this way Quotes By Steve Almond", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“My own kind. I'm not sure there's a name for us. I suspect we're born this way: our hearts screwed in tight, already a little broken. We hate sentimentality and yet we're deeply sentimental. Low-grade Romantics. Tough but susceptible. Afflicted by parking lots, empty courtyards, nostalgic pop music. 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