Success Quote by Edmund White Download Open image “Of course the success of A Boy's Own Story took me utterly off guard” — Edmund White ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.3 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Success
I feel incredibly fortunate to have had the level of success I've had. I was just writing stories for my own sons. — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“A boy, if he's lucky, discovers his limitations across a leisurely passage of years, with a self-awareness arriving slowly. That way, at least he… — Ron Suskind Copy Share Image
I was a very observant child. The boys in my books are based on boys in my neighborhood growing up. — Beverly Cleary Copy Share Image
After 'A Suitable Boy,' I didn't write anything, not even a short story. I thought to myself: 'I ought to start writing.' But I… — Vikram Seth Copy Share Image
Whenever I write a story, I hope it appeals to both boys and girls. — Suzanne Collins Copy Share Image
If as a child I had written a story, the best story that I could imagine, I would have written as indeed is happening… — Paolo Maldini Copy Share Image
From a very young age, stories fuelled my imagination in the most wonderful way. — Hayley Atwell Copy Share Image
I conceive that the right way to write a story for boys is to write so that it will not only interest boys but… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“When I was a boy, my mother would tell me that one of the best things in life is the knowledge that our story… — Renee Ahdieh Copy Share Image
The talk shows in the States want celebrities, not authors. In France, it is different; writers are called upon to comment on everything. They… — Edmund White Copy Share Image
Just like Barack Obama, my views on gay marriage have evolved, and now I am a reluctant groom. — Edmund White Copy Share Image
In 'A Boy's Own Story' and 'Jack Holmes and His Friend,' my idea was to take someone totally different from my real self and,… — Edmund White Copy Share Image
Everyone seems agreed that writing about sex is perilous, partly because it threatens to swamp highly individualised characters in a generic, featureless activity (much… — Edmund White Copy Share Image
'The Sound of Things Falling' may be a page turner, but it's also a deep meditation on fate and death. Even in translation, the… — Edmund White Copy Share Image
If you're a beach person or a golfer, Key West is not for you. Most of the sand has been imported, and the water… — Edmund White Copy Share Image
First, I was opposed to gay marriage because it seemed like one more way that gays were wanting to assimilate. When I realized the… — Edmund White Copy Share Image
From my mother I learned just how violent and unquenchable a woman's loneliness can be. She had been sheltered excessively by her husband and… — Edmund White Copy Share Image
From an early age, I had the idea that writing was truth-telling. It's on the record. Everybody can see it. Maybe it goes back… — Edmund White Copy Share Image
Since, in the best Southern tradition, I was named Edmund Valentine White III, sometimes when people look up my books on Amazon they find… — Edmund White Copy Share Image
When I was young, I despised old people. I was provincial and narrow-minded. It's the reason I stayed stupid so long. If you only… — Edmund White Copy Share Image
Key West is the place where your sickly house plant back in New York grows to 10 ft. It's also the place where an… — Edmund White Copy Share Image
I always say there are two things to be successful. The first is decide exactly what you want - set your goals - and… — Brian Tracy Copy Share Image
It's sort of the American way to go up and down the ladder, maybe several times in a lifetime. — Martha Stewart Copy Share Image
Before I debuted, it was my goal to make my debut, and afterwards, I aimed at winning champion titles on television music shows, and… — Hyuna Copy Share Image
“am not suggesting that successes in academics, athletics, or vocation somehow stand outside God’s good plan. Learning and play are joys that God himself… — Timothy Paul Jones Copy Share Image
For successful education there must always be a certain freshness in the knowledge dealt with. It must be either new in itself or invested… — Alfred North Whitehead Copy Share Image
“Success is for a man whose stories of sruggles and chalenges are inspirations to and up coming generation..” — Nelly sanaba .c Copy Share Image
At the very beginning, I was a page at Letterman, and I freelanced for any place that would let me write any word. I… — Ben Schwartz Copy Share Image
Since I worked with Danny Boyle before on Slumdog Millionaire, we have great success and everything. So, when I first got the script and… — A. R. Rahman Copy Share Image