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Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes

We have to make mistakes, it’s how we learn compassion for others Picture Quote #1

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 a powerful imagination Picture Quote #1

But I never thought of who he wasn’t, I never had to explain or defend him to myself, I didn’t even care what we talked about Picture Quote #1

It’s never that hard for me to imagine what it must feel like to be someone else, whether it’s an American teenage girl or a Japanese octogenarian man Picture Quote #1

And an unstable childhood makes you appreciate calmness and not crave excitement. To spend a Saturday afternoon mopping your kitchen floor while listening to opera on the radio, and to go that night to an Indian restaurant with a friend and be home by nine o’clock - these are enough. They are gifts Picture Quote #1

Of course, I didn’t imagine then that I could have had a real relationship with any guy. I thought that by virtue of being me I was disqualified Picture Quote #1

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All things being equal, why not be married to a rich man? (Somewhere, Hannah thinks, there must be a needlepoint pillow asking this very question in a cleverer way.) Picture Quote #1

I guess in life I find people who, at first glance, appear to be very typical or average, whatever that means, and then turn out to have hidden qualities Picture Quote #1

I gave people the benefit of the doubt, thinking, so many people that appear very calm and even boring must have all these wild emotions and crazy ideas Picture Quote #1

High school is very intense for everyone. But at a boarding school, because you’re there 24 hours a day, everything gets magnified Picture Quote #1

We all make mistakes, don’t we? But if you can’t forgive yourself, you’ll always be an exile in your own life Picture Quote #1

The fact is that in this day and age I don’t think any novelist can assume that a book will get attention Picture Quote #1

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There was a way in which my grandmother’s true self was not these guests’ business; no one’s true self was the business of more than a very small number of family members or close friends Picture Quote #1

I have this theory that the likeability question comes up so much more with female characters created by female authors than it does with male characters and male authors Picture Quote #1

I don’t think it’s shameful to admit that some days your time can be better spent reading than writing Picture Quote #1

I’m so trying to give up meat Picture Quote #1

Anyone who’s really interested in anything spends time alone Picture Quote #1

What greater happiness is there than the privilege of being bored together? Picture Quote #1

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Foolish names and foolish faces often appear in public places Picture Quote #1

We have to make mistakes, its how we learn compassion for others Picture Quote #1

I just write the books that I think I would want to read Picture Quote #1

Personally, I have never wished I were a male novelist Picture Quote #1

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 to understand well into their adulthood. It makes you realize how quickly a situation can shift, how danger really is everywhere. But crises when the occur, do not catch you off guard; you have never believed you lived under a shelter of some essential benevolence. And an unstable childhood makes you appreciate calmness and not crave excitement Picture Quote #1

I wanted to hold happiness in reserve, like a bottle of champagne. I postponed it because I was afraid, because I overvalued it, and then I didn’t want to use it up, because what do you wish for then? Picture Quote #1

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She has always been a bystander in family destruction, never realizing she herself possessed the capacity to inflict it Picture Quote #1

At that time in my life, no conclusion was a bad conclusion. Something ended, and you stopped wishing and worrying. You could consider your mistakes, and you might be embarrassed by them, but the box was sealed, the door was shut, you were no longer immersed in the confusing middle Picture Quote #1

I actually liked the disolation of winter; it was the season when it was okay to be unhappy. If I were to ever kill myself, I thought it would be in the summer Picture Quote #1

I had the fleeting thought then that we are each of us pathetic in one way or another, and the trick is to marry a person whose patheticness you can tolerate Picture Quote #1

... it struck me as so hard to believe I was really getting what I wanted; it was always easier to feel the lack of something than the thing itself Picture Quote #1

We all make mistakes, don’t we? But if you can’t forgive yourself, you’ll always be an exile in your own life Picture Quote #1

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We have to make mistakes, it’s how we learn compassion for others (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) 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 a powerful imagination (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) But I never thought of who he wasn’t, I never had to explain or defend him to myself, I didn’t even care what we talked about (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) It’s never that hard for me to imagine what it must feel like to be someone else, whether it’s an American teenage girl or a Japanese octogenarian man (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) And an unstable childhood makes you appreciate calmness and not crave excitement. To spend a Saturday afternoon mopping your kitchen floor while listening to opera on the radio, and to go that night to an Indian restaurant with a friend and be home by nine o’clock - these are enough. They are gifts (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) Of course, I didn’t imagine then that I could have had a real relationship with any guy. I thought that by virtue of being me I was disqualified (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) All things being equal, why not be married to a rich man? (Somewhere, Hannah thinks, there must be a needlepoint pillow asking this very question in a cleverer way.) (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) I guess in life I find people who, at first glance, appear to be very typical or average, whatever that means, and then turn out to have hidden qualities. (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) I gave people the benefit of the doubt, thinking, so many people that appear very calm and even boring must have all these wild emotions and crazy ideas. (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) High school is very intense for everyone. But at a boarding school, because you’re there 24 hours a day, everything gets magnified. (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) We all make mistakes, don’t we? But if you can’t forgive yourself, you’ll always be an exile in your own life. (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) The fact is that in this day and age I don’t think any novelist can assume that a book will get attention. (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) There was a way in which my grandmother’s true self was not these guests’ business; no one’s true self was the business of more than a very small number of family members or close friends. (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) I have this theory that the likeability question comes up so much more with female characters created by female authors than it does with male characters and male authors. (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) I don’t think it’s shameful to admit that some days your time can be better spent reading than writing. (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) I’m so trying to give up meat (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) Anyone who’s really interested in anything spends time alone (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) What greater happiness is there than the privilege of being bored together? (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) Foolish names and foolish faces often appear in public places (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) We have to make mistakes, its how we learn compassion for others (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) I just write the books that I think I would want to read (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) Personally, I have never wished I were a male novelist (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) 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 to understand well into their adulthood. It makes you realize how quickly a situation can shift, how danger really is everywhere. But crises when the occur, do not catch you off guard; you have never believed you lived under a shelter of some essential benevolence. And an unstable childhood makes you appreciate calmness and not crave excitement (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) I wanted to hold happiness in reserve, like a bottle of champagne. I postponed it because I was afraid, because I overvalued it, and then I didn’t want to use it up, because what do you wish for then? (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) She has always been a bystander in family destruction, never realizing she herself possessed the capacity to inflict it (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) At that time in my life, no conclusion was a bad conclusion. Something ended, and you stopped wishing and worrying. You could consider your mistakes, and you might be embarrassed by them, but the box was sealed, the door was shut, you were no longer immersed in the confusing middle (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) I actually liked the disolation of winter; it was the season when it was okay to be unhappy. If I were to ever kill myself, I thought it would be in the summer (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) I had the fleeting thought then that we are each of us pathetic in one way or another, and the trick is to marry a person whose patheticness you can tolerate (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) ... it struck me as so hard to believe I was really getting what I wanted; it was always easier to feel the lack of something than the thing itself (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes) We all make mistakes, don’t we? But if you can’t forgive yourself, you’ll always be an exile in your own life (Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes)

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