Both Quote by Torrey Peters Download Open image “Franzen and I are both Midwesterners, so there's a shared sensibility there.” — Torrey Peters ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.5 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Both Sensibility Shared
I did not know I was a Midwesterner until I got there. I just fell in love with the people. — Tammy Duckworth Copy Share Image
I left the Midwest thinking I didn't fit in. But when I got to New York, I realized how truly Midwestern I was. — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
There is extraordinary similarities between the Midwest in America and Europe in that there is this sense of vast, open sky and loneliness and… — Ajay Naidu Copy Share Image
There was [ in New York] - some of it was this perception of the Midwest that I realized in this multicultural city that… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
“A Michigander can be every bit as prickly as a New Yorker, just not out loud. The Midwesterner’s credo: keep it to yourself.” — James Hynes Copy Share Image
The midwest is great because it hasn't been entirely claimed. There's more room to write about it; it's harder to write about New York,… — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
I didn't realize how much of a Hoosier or a Midwesterner I was until I moved to New York. It's weird - growing up… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
I'm proud to come from the Midwest and that's where I'm comfortable at. — Danny Lloyd Copy Share Image
The love in the Midwest is way different from New York - people accepted me like one of their own, and they showed me… — Cam'ron Copy Share Image
The premise of any discussion I have is not to debate my humanity. I refuse to engage on that level. It makes for a… — Torrey Peters Copy Share Image
People don't care about facts anyway; in my country, we have 'alternative facts.' But if you can make somebody feel something - and oftentimes… — Torrey Peters Copy Share Image
The fact that someone like me can exist terrifies some people. Because: 'What if you had control of your body and you got to… — Torrey Peters Copy Share Image
Karl Ove Knausgaard is one of my literary heroes. This distresses many of my female, queer, and trans friends: Torrey, you have every woman… — Torrey Peters Copy Share Image
At certain moments in my life, I have stumbled upon a beauty so extreme, I have stepped back in alarm. There are some people… — Torrey Peters Copy Share Image
I'm obsessed with this book 'Independent People,' by Halldor Laxness. — Torrey Peters Copy Share Image
It's not just unexpected for other people. It's very unexpected for myself. But I think that's like a really good place to write from,… — Torrey Peters Copy Share Image
When I'm open to beauty's true power, I believe it changes me for the better. — Torrey Peters Copy Share Image
People are going to make mistakes no matter what because that's what being human is. — Torrey Peters Copy Share Image
Well this is aptly called a junket, for both of us. I have never been to a house of prostitution, but I understand that… — Dustin Hoffman Copy Share Image
The reason I'm drawn to it is - both the off road racing and the motorcycles on the track - it takes a lot… — Dax Shepard Copy Share Image
It's almost inevitable there's going to be an escalation on both sides. — Bill Luther Copy Share Image
'Inequality' has become the political theme/slogan of our time in both Europe and the U.S., yet political leaders do not even bother to consider… — Paul Singer Copy Share Image
I am excited to partner with Aeropostale for my very own collection. It was a great experience to be able to work with them.… — Bethany Mota Copy Share Image
I went straight from high school to 'Gossip Girl,' and both were very structured, scheduled environments, so I never had freedom to explore and… — Blake Lively Copy Share Image
My characters in both 'Pyaar Ka Punchnama' films were so relatable that every other guy connects with me. — Kartik Aaryan Copy Share Image
It was both necessary and desirable for us to be so strong at sea that no Sea Power could attack us without risk, so… — Bernhard von Bulow Copy Share Image
I turned to my mom and said, 'I'm going to be a martial arts movie star.' She didn't believe me, and neither did my… — Scott Adkins Copy Share Image
Everyone knows that when you go through a divorce, it's a really difficult time for both parties and you've all - you believe, you… — Heather Mills Copy Share Image
The U.S.-China relationship, of course, has elements of both cooperation and competition. — Thomas E. Donilon Copy Share Image
My parents were, had a marriage of passion, and the passion was about their religious beliefs. They were both immigrant families that - well,… — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image