"My poems... the ones that start out as……" — Jess Walter

"My poems... the ones that start out as jokes become these big ponderous things and the ones that start out ponderous devolve into jokes."

— Jess Walter

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38 Quotes by Jess Walter

Jess Walter has 38 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

You have to do disappointment twice.
All we have is the story we tell. Everything we do, every decision we make, our strength, weakness, motivation, history,…
At peace? Who but the insane would ever be at peace? What person who has enjoyed life could possibly think…
I pretty much drink a cup of coffee, write in my journal for a while, and then sit at a…
Maybe every couple lived in the gaps between conversations, unable to say the important things for fear they had already…
If a police officer arrests a mime, does he need to tell him he has the right to remain silent.
What business does memory have with time?
Life, he thought, is a blatant act of imagination.
There are only two good outcomes for a quest like this, the hope of the serendipitous savant — sail for…
Sometimes what we want to do and what we must do are not the same. Pasquo, the smaller the space…
A writer needs four things to achieve greatness, Pasquale: desire, disappointment, and the sea.” “That’s only three.” Alvis finished his…
Stories are people. I'm a story, you're a story...your father is a story. Our stories go in every direction, but…

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More Big Quotes

This quote is filed under Big Quotes, one of 12,915 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

I can honestly say - and it's a big surprise to me - that I have never had a dream… — Neil Armstrong
If you are careful with people, they will offer you part of themselves. That is the big secret. — Eve Arnold
I had some big ups and downs when I was in my 20s and the one thing I learned was,… — Darren Aronofsky
These big-package releases. There should be a cute name for them. — Julian Assange
I just wish the world was twice as big and half of it was still unexplored. — David Attenborough
Apart from anything else, I am designed by evolution, like we all are: if we see a little thing like… — David Attenborough
I have a big following among the biogeeks of this world. Nobody ever puts them in books. — Margaret Atwood
For better or worse, zoos are how most people come to know big or exotic animals. Few will ever see… — Diane Ackerman
I've always been a big fan of science fiction and of the worlds of the spiritual and the mystic. — Dan Aykroyd
In some places women have all the rights they deserve and in others there are big restrictions - in some… — Michelle Bachelet
Small business is the backbone of our economy. I'm for big business, too. But small business is where the jobs… — Michele Bachmann
I want my candidacy for the presidency of the United States to stand for a moment when we the people,… — Michele Bachmann

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