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List of Marisha Pessl Quotes

Explore our hand-picked selection of 83 inspiring quotes by Marisha Pessl.

About Marisha Pessl

  • Born: October 26, 1977
  • Occupation: Writer
    • Show me what a man hates and i'll show you what he is.
    Hate Men Show Me
    I believe writers need to be chameleons, or like meryl streep, who can play all sorts of characters. a good writer should be able to cross gender lines and people of all social classes. so for me, writing from a male point of view would be a great challenge, that i would look forward to taking on.
    Believe Character Writing
    Certainly one of the surprising truths of having a book published is realizing that your book is as open to interpretation as an abstract painting. people bring their own beliefs and attitudes to your work, which is thrilling and surprising at the same time.
    Attitude Book People
    Good bands you can kind of lose, then come back and realize they're still good.
    Band Kind Realizing
    It was never the act itself but our own understanding of it that defeated us, over and over again.
    Understanding Defeated
    Mortal fear is as crucial a thing to our lives as love. it cuts to the core of our being and shows us what we are. will you step back and cover your eyes? or will you have the strength to walk to the precipice and look out?
    Eye Cutting Looks
    Some people are as fragile as butterflies and sensitive and it’s your responsibility not to destroy them. just because you can
    Butterfly Responsibility People
    As much as some people would like to believe, for their own peace of mind, that the appearance of evil in this world had a clean cause, the truth was never that simple.
    Believe Simple Evil
    It's a common feeling for people to feel intermittent antipathy toward individuals they're familiar with.
    People Feelings Common
    Sometimes it takes more courage not to let yourself see. sometimes knowledge is damaging - not enlightenment but enleadenment.
    Enlightenment Sometimes
    I hate to think of a day where a compelling book or a compelling authorial voice would be lost simply because that person doesn't have a web site. but i think that, to use the internet in a positive way, to turn people on to reading, is something that authors shouldn't really shy away from necessarily.
    Hate Reading Book
    Like that lightning that comes out of the blue when there's not even a storm going on, just a crazy crack in the sky. with something like that right in front of you, you can't help but feel there's new possibilities out there.
    Crazy Blue Sky
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