"I do think I was trying to entertain……" — Curtis Sittenfeld

"I do think I was trying to entertain the reader more than I was trying to purge myself."

— Curtis Sittenfeld

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70 Quotes by Curtis Sittenfeld

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I have this theory that the likeability question comes up so much more with female characters created by female authors…
People who think my books are autobiographical, which they're not, credit me with having a much better memory than I…
I don't really have special rituals, but I don't try to write fiction unless I have a minimum of a…
It's never that hard for me to imagine what it must feel like to be someone else, whether it's an…
Probably I, like a lot of people, became a writer in imitation of or in homage to the books I…
If you’re a parent in 2013, you have to get your hands on this book. Wise, engrossing, and so real…
I feel like if you read something, and it makes you so curious about a topic that you then go…
I don't think it's shameful to admit that some days your time can be better spent reading than writing.
High school is very intense for everyone. But at a boarding school, because you're there 24 hours a day, everything…
My boarding school experience was the only thing I had strong enough feelings to write about for hundreds and hundreds…
I'm so trying to give up meat.
I heard Gillian say, with a laugh, At this point, does anyone expect the liberals not to be total hypocrites?…

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It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. — Aristotle
Never in my wildest dreams did I entertain the idea that I would become a fashion designer. — Giorgio Armani
I spent much of my childhood in northern Quebec, and often there was no radio, no television - there wasn't… — Margaret Atwood
The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you… — Marcus Aurelius
My whole thing is to entertain, make people laugh and to forget about the real world for awhile. — Dan Aykroyd
I've always felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can… — Abigail Adams
Bigot: One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not entertain. — Ambrose Bierce
I'm not the type of guy who enjoys one-night stands. It leaves me feeling very empty and cynical. It's not… — Ben Affleck
When I look up at the screen and see myself I always have to laugh. Not because I think I'm… — Ben Affleck
I always entertain the notion that I'm wrong, or that I'll have to revise my opinion. Most of the time… — Anthony Bourdain
My goal is to entertain myself and others. — Ray Bradbury
My job is to go out and entertain the most people possible. — Mel Brooks

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