#want

I'm not going to tell a person how to think, don't believe in that. What I want to do, when I write these books, is just to say don't be so sure of yourself. Let me pull the carpet out from underneath you, and let's see if you can still find the footing. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#books #carpet #find #footing #going

I'm the kind of person you want to kill. I had an incredibly happy childhood. I married a terrific guy when I was 23. I have great, well-adjusted kids. Sometimes my husband and I look at each other and do a little jig in the kitchen. This is the best life. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#childhood #each #great #guy #had

If you read the first page of one of my novels, I can guarantee that you will read the last one. This isn't just social commentary. This is also about writing good page-turners. I want people to keep reading. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#also #commentary #first #good #guarantee

There's nothing worse than putting two similar shows back-to-back. Viewers don't want to watch one show and then sit through another half-hour of almost the same thing. ↗

— David Hyde Pierce

#another #half-hour #nothing #putting #same

I didn't want my opponent to know there was anything wrong with me. ↗

— Mary Pierce

#i #know #me #opponent #want

If someone asks me a question, that says they appreciate what I do and that's nice. And I know what it was like when I was a kid to want to interact with a top player. ↗

— Mary Pierce

#asks #i #i do #interact #kid

I always wanted a little brother because I felt like the little brother had to do everything. ↗

— Paul Pierce

#because #brother #everything #felt #had

Once people start making comparisons to a player of the past, they want you to be that player. I try to go out there and create my own image, my own style, my own type of game. Right now I can't even think of one guy I've been compared to. ↗

— Paul Pierce

#compared #comparisons #create #even #game

If you want to be listened to, you should put in time listening. ↗

— Marge Piercy

#listening #put #should #time #want

I am very fortunate having the job that I do and I want to do it for as long as possible. ↗

— Kevin Pietersen

#fortunate #having #i #i am #i do