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People Quotes by Curtis Sittenfeld
- 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…
- Probably I, like a lot of people, became a writer in imitation of or in homage to the books I enjoyed. When you're so captivated…
- I just think that people are complicated, both men and women. It happens that I write more about women.
- I'm able to separate fiction and reality. I guess it remains to be seen if other people are.
- There are so many people who are so much better qualified to write about politics than I am.
- You know, the point of a novel - or to me, the point of a novel, the gift of a novel is to go really…
- 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…
- The big occurrences in life, the serious ones, have for me always been nearly impossible to recognize because they never feel big or serious. In…
- There are people we treat wrong and later, we're prepared to treat other people right.
- After I’d told her – the mall, the taxi, Cross stroking my hair – she said, ‘Did he kiss you?’ ‘John and Martin totally would…
- There are people we treat wrong and later we're prepared to treat other people right. Perhaps this sounds mercenary, but I feel grateful for these…
- 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…
- 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…
- Being raised in an unstable household makes you understand that the world doesn't exist to accommodate you, which... is something a lot of people struggle…
More People Quotes
- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
- Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an indispensable experience, which entitles them to mistake… — Hannah Arendt
- Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life. — Hannah Arendt
- Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the air now… — Alexis Arguello
- I work with really hard-working people who are really good at what they do. — J. J. Abrams
- As far as we are concerned, we are ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time, to join the people of Haiti,… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress and to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- I know how the American people care for that democratic principle. They want to see their vote respected. As we in Haiti… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle