David Sedaris
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JAMES WHITMORE SAMUEL BECKETT I actually started when I was 12 years old, that's when my home state of Alabama made it legal to hu... BYRON FERGUSON My friend asked me if it had been cathartic, to write my memoir. I looked down at the sculptures—i... NICK FLYNN It's weird, when I go back to San Francisco, the few times that I've done shows there since ... KASKADE It's nice to have my mother as someone I can talk to about acting. My dad's a director, so w... ZOEY DEUTCH SARAH OCKLER ORSON SCOTT CARD GENA SHOWALTER Isn't that the guy you asked me to throw soda on?"JANETTE RALLISON What do I look for in a friend?ANTHONY T.HINCKS Christina gave me a new look, and it's been working for me. She's the one who transformed me. She's ... JAMIE BROBACK BILL NYE He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow. BIBLE CHARLOTTE BRONTë [Being cast in the movie] sort of happened by accident, ... I wasn't looking to be an actress ... it... KATE NAUTA ZANE GREY FLETCHER KNEBEL I love you.”JENNIFER ECHOLS CHARLES MANSON I asked God for a flower he gave me a garden. I asked for a tree he gave me a forest. I asked for a ... OMAR ASHRAF EZZELDIN LAUREN CONRAD ROBERT SCOBLE When I was a sophomore in college, my father called me at the fraternity. He told me he no longer ha... TERRY J. LUNDGREN ANAïS NIN TUPAC SHAKUR SEANAN MCGUIRE When my daughter was about seven years old, she asked me one day what I did at work. I told her I wo... HOWARD IKEMOTO A friend - I was living with Matt Damon at the time - went in to audition for To Die For. When he me... CASEY AFFLECK LAUREN OLIVER CHARLES MANSON ILONA ANDREWS Now therefore, as the LORD liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my f... BIBLE KATIE ALENDER STEPHENIE MEYER Born at Letterman Army Hospital. I never actually lived in San Francisco. It's not my home town, but... MARC CURTIS JAMIE MCGUIRE MOBY I started out as a writer. Poetry and prose and also kind of satirical David Sedaris-esque stuff. PAULEY PERRETTE DEAN ORNISH [Vaughn] cried the whole time. [Handy] cried a little bit, but showed no emotion on his face. I aske... CORY MILLS CHARLIE PUTH It was great to finally get it, because I heard most of the guys already got it who were on other te... ANDRE ROY DAVY CROCKETT LAUREN HOLLY J.K. ROWLING My family never took me to church except a couple of times. But when I was 12, I hung out with this ... BRIAN WELCH HILL HARPER LEONARDO DA VINCI I knew Sinatra for 38 years. He was like my father. Frank Sinatra was my 'dad.' He treated m... TRINI LOPEZ We talked for two to five minutes. He asked me where I was coming from. I told him 'I'm lost right n... JOE WHITE DAPHNE DU MAURIER When Dan called and asked me to prepare a eulogy for Maggie, I said yes, because there is nothing in... SUMI MCCABE QUEEN LATIFAH JOHN LYDON He was my entire world. He still is. My best friend, lover, partner in crime and my other soul. But ... DOMINIC RICCITELLO STEPHEN CHBOSKY ...It also taught me that while cruelty can be fun for a few moments, compassion has a much longer s... DOREEN ORION For the first few months, I was a comically inept parent. The first night home from the hospital, I ... NICK FLYNN You can blame my mom for some of my worst fashion moments. She used to dress me and my sister in a l... HAILEY BALDWIN SHIRLEY TEMPLE SYLVIA PLATH LAILA ALI I suppose my Iranian identity is one of the driving forces for being a writer: I want to set the rec... SAID SAYRAFIEZADEH SCOTT DOUGLAS Being a guy who was on the bubble all the time and being a guy who could get fired at any moment is ... BRANDON MOORE HENRY DAVID THOREAU MARK WAHLBERG GEORGE HALAS At the time I was writing 'Weedflower,' my friend Naomi Hirahara was writing a book about Ja... CYNTHIA KADOHATA He immediately bought the idea and that was when he asked me to look for a suitable ox. MOHAMAD YUSOF For me, my life is a journey. JAY ELECTRONICA When my son was really little, he assumed everyone was on TV because his uncle is on TV, my best fri... VIRGINIA MADSEN When I sold my first book, 'A Conspiracy of Tall Men,' it was part of a two-book deal. It wa... NOAH HAWLEY 38. “A wet bird never flies at night.” (My grandfather said that to me when I was a child and wa... JAMES C. DOBSON ILONA ANDREWS I find it's nice when I can be a listener and absorb things coming at me. It's important, es... PHILLIPA SOO Where are you going?” Wesley asked in a semi-sleepy voice.KODY KEPLINGER Now I can finally start gripping my stick a little less tight and start playing my game hopefully. I... BRANDON BOCHENSKI MICHELLE PAVER REBECCA MCNUTT HARUKI MURAKAMI MITCH ALBOM Look, people have an image of Italians. When I go somewhere in the world, I don't care where it ... DANNY AIELLO GILBERT BAKER A bout of nerves crept up my spine and I tilted my head at him, hoping I was imagining the heat spre... MELISSA SIMMONS
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My father was a very good Boy Scout. He was very skilled with knots, and he showed me how to tie a b... 
When I was in my late 30s, I lit a figure on fire on Baker Beach in San Francisco. It was me, a frie... 
I happened to look up and there it was. All over and done with, at last. I sat on for a few moments ... 
Set me a task in which I can put something of my very self, and it is a task no longer. It is joy an... 
Our phone bills were astronomical, and when I found the letters Frank wrote me the other day, the to... 
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How can you say it was all a lie?” I ask, just above a whisper. “Matt was my best friend. I love... 
I did it just because my friend asked me to, ... There was a real lack of black male role-model-type... 
My husband is actually the nicest guy in the world. He's my sweetheart and best friend, and one ... 
You're dressed in a tuxedo, you wear a bow tie. A bow tie with a tuxedo is more formal than a st... 
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Someone told me the delightful story of the crusader who put a chastity belt on his wife and gave th... 
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I was born and raise din San Francisco, which explains my willingness to stay in a city that's histo... 
Mama, Mama, help me get home
The vampire stared at me, his mouth slack as Ghastek assessed his options. I took a couple of forms ... 
Oh." He sat in confused silence for a few seconds. "Can I ask you a very serious question?"
Okay." I bounced down the stairs. "I'm decent."
You just want me to hold you until you fall asleep?"
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It is painful for me because I would love to sit down and talk to my dad about the way he used to be... 
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I learned there were lots of realities in the world. 
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If you read somebody's diary, you get what you deserve. 
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