The Adventures Of Augie March Quotes

#1. There are two books that impressed me when I was very young. One was 'The Adventures of Augie March' - the idea of having something so generous, and so adventurous and improvisatory. The other was 'The U.S.A. Trilogy,' by John Dos Passos.

E.L. Doctorow

#2. I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, blessed be his name, is not a body, and that he is free from all accidents of matter, and that he has not any form whatsoever.

Maimonides

#3. So I drank every night after work, alone, up at my place and I had enough left for a day at the track on Saturday, and life was simple and without too much pain. Maybe without too much reason, but getting away from pain was reasonable enough.

Charles Bukowski

#4. Nature's probably my greatest inspiration. Everything I need is found in nature, it compels me to create and care. If you can't find what you're looking for in wild places or the eyes of wild creatures, it probably doesn't exist.

Todd Michael Cox

#5. Live life as it was meant to be lived. Half asleep, preferably.

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She preferred [...] to go to sleep at once, sleep now being one of the very few aspects of existence for which she felt any degree of enthusiasm [...]

Jonathan Coe

#6. I know when I'm getting ready to mess up, I'm going to do it full-on.

Sandra Bullock

#7. Yeah, well, I'll be glad to birth it if it means I can name him something normal. (Zarek)
Yeah, yeah. This from a man who whines like a two-year-old when he stubs his toe. I'd like to see you survive ten hours of childbirth. (Astrid)

Sherrilyn Kenyon

#8. The lesson of an American life like my father's ... is that achievements are compatible with decency (112).

Saul Bellow

#9. Today you are lifted higher. Understand that you can go further and be better than you ever thought possible. Start by saying yes to all good things. Doors will open for you filled with unlimited opportunities.

Amaka Imani Nkosazana

#10. I always wanted to work with Spencer Tracy, which never happened, although I knew him well. And I never worked with Cary Grant.

Lauren Bacall

#11. Every winner has scars.

Herbert Newton Casson

#12. Everybody knows that orthopedic science provides beautiful false noses for people who have lost their noses naturally or as a result of an operation.

Gaston Leroux

#13. When I was young, I was no one. Now, I'm worldwilde.

Oscar Wilde

#14. I realized that my identity as a novelist was private. Only I knew how much of a novelist I was!

Alexander Chee