Quote by Tom Perrotta
I read The Great Gatsby in high school and was hypnotized by the b

I read The Great Gatsby in high school and was hypnotized by the beauty of the sentences and moved by the story about the irrevocability of lost love. – Tom Perrotta

Other quotes by Tom Perrotta

I think Im fascinated by the power of religion in our culture. Like a lot of secular, liberal people, I ignored it for a long time. Lately, of course, just from a political perspective, its impossible to ignore. – Tom Perrotta

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Religion
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I dont really distinguish between sympathy and honesty when Im writing. The two go together – Im interested in inhabiting my characters, seeing the world through their eyes. – Tom Perrotta

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Sympathy
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I have actual dreams of Bruce Springsteen calling me up on stage to wear a bandanna and play rhythm guitar next to Little Steven. – Tom Perrotta

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Dreams
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Plainness has its peculiar temptations quite as much as beauty. – George Eliot

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Beauty

As a girl, youre supposed to love Sleeping Beauty. I mean, who wants to love Sleeping Beauty when you can be Aladdin? – Ellen Page

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Beauty

Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is Gods handwriting. – Charles Kingsley

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Beauty

I tell myself that God gave my children many gifts – spirit, beauty, intelligence, the capacity to make friends and to inspire respect. There was only one gift he held back – length of life. – Rose Kennedy

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Beauty

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Divorce is probably of nearly the same date as marriage. I believe, however, that marriage is some weeks the more ancient. – Voltaire

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Marriage

My ultimate vocation in life is to be an irritant. – Elvis Costello

I spend around two and half hours on the track every day running and another 2 hours in the weight room lifting weights with my strength coach. – Allyson Felix

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strength

One lion thinks its just hilarious to tackle us. Hes very funny about it… and we always know when it will happen. – Tippi Hedren

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funny