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Me Quotes by Jeff VanderMeer
- I have to have music as a soundtrack to writing fiction. I listen to it at other times, too, but it helps me write.
- All musical talent is absent in me, to the point of being unable to play board games that require you to hum a tune while…
- My parents read to me a lot as a kid, and I started writing very early, probably spurred on by Aesop's fables. Then they gave…
- Angela Carter's fiction blew me away and really instilled a passion for writing, bolstered by Vladimir Nabokov. But in general, I can't point to any…
- I also am not particularly risk-averse - I don't mind jumping off a cliff if I trust the people who've told me they'll catch me…
- Literary influences are harder for me to point to, because mostly it's a mulch of all of my past reading.
More Me Quotes
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento
- Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today. — Alexis Arguello
- I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately end up… — J. J. Abrams
- I'm literally open to any medium that will have me. — J. J. Abrams
- From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me. — Ludovico Ariosto
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. — Aristotle
- Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth. — Aristotle
- A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more… — Frank Abagnale