Quote by Don Delillo
I felt Joyce was an influence on my fiction, but in a very general

I felt Joyce was an influence on my fiction, but in a very general way, as a kind of inspiration and a model for the beauty of language. – Don DeLillo

Other quotes by Don Delillo

I think more than writers, the major influences on me have been European movies, jazz, and Abstract Expressionism. – Don DeLillo

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movies
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I saw a photograph of a wedding conducted by Reverend Moon of the Unification Church. I wanted to understand this event, and the only way to understand it was to write about it. – Don DeLillo

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wedding
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There’s always a period of curious fear between the first sweet-smelling breeze and the time when the rain comes cracking down. – Don Delillo

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Weather
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Other Quotes from
Beauty
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Time takes the ugliness and horror out of death and turns it into beauty. – Dodie Smith

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Beauty

People are craving this great progress in electronics, going after computers, the Internet, etc. Its a giant progress technologically. But they must have a balance of soul, a balance for human beauty. That means art has an important role. – Mstislav Rostropovich

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Beauty

I think exercise tests us in so many ways, our skills, our hearts, our ability to bounce back after setbacks. This is the inner beauty of sports and competition, and it can serve us all well as adult athletes. – Peggy Fleming

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Beauty

Anything in any way beautiful derives its beauty from itself and asks nothing beyond itself. Praise is no part of it, for nothing is made worse or better by praise. – Marcus Aurelius

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Beauty

Random Quotes

I think the Canadian sense of humor is dryer than Americas and juicier than Britains. I think its a cross between the two of them, really. – Scott Thompson

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Humor

Oh, Im nerdy about science fiction and fantasy and graphic novels and reading, and Im nerdy about board games. My favorite board game is a board game Im working on right now. Its a game of Napoleonic era naval warfare, and its going to be fun. – Billy Campbell

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Science

Only time, education and plenty of good schooling will make anti-segregation work. – Nat King Cole

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Education

I have great friends around me that are positive and I think thats the key to life is making your own path. Set your own rules because there is no set rule, there is no set look, there is no set anything. You make your own rules in your life. You make your own decisions. – Amber Riley

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positive