Lisa Alther Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings

11 Famous Quotes by Lisa Alther
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“I happen to feel that the degree of a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting attitudes she can bring to bear on the same topic.”
Attitude Quotes
“I wrote for twelve years and collected 250 rejection slips before getting any fiction published, so I guess outside reinforcement isn't all that important to me.”
Rejection Quotes
“Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, I've always felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“What a surprise to find you could shift the contents of your head like rearranging furniture in a room.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“I happen to feel that the degree of a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting attitudes she can bring to bear on the same topic.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“Any mother could perform the jobs of several air-traffic controllers with ease.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“. . . inspiration never arrived when you were searching for it.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“I wrote for twelve years and collected 250 rejection slips before getting any fiction published, so I guess outside reinforcement isn't all that important to me.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“Just as you began to feel that you could make good use of time, there was no time left to you.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“"I happen to feel that the degree of a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting attitudes she can bring to bear on the same topic."”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“That's the risk you take if you change: that people you've been involved with won't like the new you. But other people who do will come along.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
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