15 Alice Sebold Quotes for You to Enjoy

Alice Sebold

American Writer

Born: Sep 6, 1963

About Me People Think Work You

Related authors: Dale Carnegie Denis Waitley Dr. Seuss H. L. Mencken Napoleon Hill Ray Bradbury W. E. B. Du Bois William Arthur Ward

I like gardening - it's a place where I find myself when I need to lose myself. Alice Sebold

Myself Gardening Lose Find Like Where Place Need

I have always felt extremely weird. But I am very happy with my weirdnesses, and I want other people to be very happy with theirs. Alice Sebold

Happy People Other Extremely Weird Felt Always Am Very Want

I went to church irregularly and was mostly reading comics in the pew. Alice Sebold

Church Reading Mostly Comics Pew

I think it's an interesting thing to me, because we have this desire for everything to be explained to us. But if you go through your daily actions, very little ends up having a written-down explanation for why things happen, or why people do specific things. Alice Sebold

Daily Me You People Think Everything Having Through Because Go Up Very Ends Happen Explained Interesting Little Explanation Interesting Thing Us Your Actions Why Specific Thing Things Things Happen Desire

I always had that sense of being censored for the things that I thought. Why is it wrong to embroider your pants, or paint with acrylics on your clothing? Why is that weird? Isn't it weirder to want to be like everyone else? Alice Sebold

I was motivated to write about violence because I believe it's not unusual. I see it as just a part of life, and I think we get in trouble when we separate people who've experienced it from those who haven't. Alice Sebold

Life People Trouble Believe Think Those See About Write Part Unusual Because Motivated Get Just Experienced Separate Who Violence

For me, heaven would be a lack of alienation. The whole time I was growing up, I felt comfort was inherently evil. I think that, for me, heaven isn't about couches and milk shakes and never having a troubling thought again. Alice Sebold

Time Me Evil Thought Think Alienation Would Would-Be About Shakes Having Troubling Never Comfort Felt Up Lack Heaven Again Inherently Whole Growing Growing Up Milk

To me, the idea of heaven would give you certain pleasures, certain joys - but it's very important to have an intellectual understanding of why you want those things. Alice Sebold

Me You Important Understanding Pleasures Those Would Give Idea Joys Intellectual Very Heaven Want Certain Why Things

In my 20s, I railed against anything 'spiritual'; I thought it was all crap. Alice Sebold

Spiritual Thought Crap Anything Against

I think you only learn what kind of personality you have by committing to things. Alice Sebold

You Personality Think Kind Only Learn Committing Things

I'm gradually working through my obsessions, and maybe, when they're all free and clear, I'll write a comedy. But I'm not there yet. Alice Sebold

Comedy Free Through Write Clear Obsessions Gradually Maybe Working

I have never been shy about listening to the input of others and weighing it seriously. Alice Sebold

Listening Seriously Others Input About Never Weighing Been Shy

The relationship with the words someone uses is more intimate and integrated than just a quick read and a blurb can ever be. This intimacy - the words on the page being sent back and forth from engaged editor to open author - is unique in my experience. Alice Sebold

Relationship Experience Words Back Intimacy Intimate Someone More Open Read Editor Integrated Quick Than Author Just Being Sent Forth Page Engaged Uses Unique Ever

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