“Some of my friends and family have tried to challenge me to do jokes that aren't as self-deprecating, where I genuinely express my own opinion in my own voice.” SelfVoiceChallengesMy OwnOpinionJokesMy FriendsFamily And FriendsSelf DeprecatingSelf Deprecating Humor Author:Maria Bamford
“I wanted to be able to write in the voice that I talk to my friends and assume that everybody would know what I was talking about.” KnowsWritingAbleWantedVoiceTalkingMy FriendsAssuming Author:Ernest Cline
“My name is Adam. My father's name is Adam. Having the same name as your father, it's alright until your voice changes. My friends would always call up, 'Is Adam there?' My father would say, 'This is Adam.' My friends would say, 'Adam, you were so wasted last night.'” LastsNightFatherNamesVoiceMy FriendsDrinkingAdamLast NightAlrightFunny Drinking Author:Adam Sandler
“I love comedy. I suppose comedy is my first love, in a way. I did a lot of acting, funnily enough, unprofessionally, as a kid. From when I was 10 years old until I was about 19, I was always doing little sketches with my friends, and doing different accents and voices. Probably about 3/4 of those were comedic, in some way, and the other 1/4 was more serious stuff or more action or more dramatic little pieces that I would make. But, I tend to lean towards comedy.” WayYearsFirstsLittlesDifferentEnoughKidsActionStuffVoiceActingComedyPiecesSeriousMy FriendsDramaticAccentsFirst LoveComedic Author:Sharlto Copley
“I was like Gene Kelly, it was called singing in the rain. No seriously, I wasn't really born with a singing voice, but my friends Joe and John taught me how to sing.” VoiceBornTaughtSingingMy FriendsRainSightGenesSinging In The Rain Author:Chris Burke
“The reason I've been groundedand able to make albums, is because I've allowed my friends to come with me and voice an opinion. That's who keeps you grounded, the people who have known you longest.” PeopleReasonAbleVoiceKnownOpinionMy FriendsAlbumsGrounded Author:Jay-Z
“I had to detach myself from myself, if that makes any sense, to conjure an authentic first-person voice. In that sense, it was similar to writing a first-person novel. But I was writing about real people, not fictional ones - myself, my family, my friends and boyfriends and ex-husband, and that was extremely tricky.” PeopleIfsWritingFirstsPersonsRealVoiceNovelHusbandMy FriendsMy FamilyExesTrickyFirst PersonEx Husband Author:Kate Christensen
“By the age of six or seven, I was already doing voices and faces, making my friends and my mother laugh.” AgeFacesMotherVoiceLaughingSixMy FriendsSeven Author:George Carlin
“I don't see myself as a deep philosopher. The things I write about tend to be what we all have to face, or consider, or experience, that I talk about with my friends and brothers. It's universal stuff, told in my own voice, my own details and truth, which is all I have to offer.” WritingFacesStuffVoiceMy OwnBrotherOffersMy FriendsUniversalPhilosopherDetails Author:Anne Lamott
“I wish I could sing. I don't technically have a terrible voice, but it's certainly not as good as most of my friends. Whenever I hear myself on a record, it just reminds me I'm not a very good singer.” WishVoiceRecordsTerribleMy FriendsVery GoodSingers Author:Moby
“I first started playing in piano bars for three reasons - to make money, to be in the company of my friends - and also to hook up with young girls. I always knew, even before I played in piano bars, about the effect of my voice.” FirstsReasonYoungGirlThreeVoiceCompanyEffectsMy FriendsBarsMaking MoneyPianoHookHook Up Author:Andrea Bocelli
“St Paul said it is better to marry than to burn, but my mother taught me it is better to burn than to marry. She wanted to be a nun. She hoped I would be a priest and saved to give me an education while my friends plaited rope and trailed after the plough. I can't be a priest because although my heart is as loud as hers I can pretend no answering riot. I have shouted to God and the Virgin, but they have not shouted back and I'm not interested in the still small voice. Surely a god can meet passion with passion? She says he can. Then he should.” GivingShouldHeartSaidStillsI CanWould BeWantedMotherPassionVoiceTaughtMy HeartMy FriendsGive MeSavedLoudPriestsNot InterestedVirginsRopeRiotNunSmall Voice Book:The Passion Source: The Passion
“Peace. That's what salaam means. Peace unto you." The words brought forth an echo from Ender's memory. His mother's voice reading to him softly, when he was very young. ... The kiss, the word, the peace were with him still. I am only what I remember, and Alai is my friend in a memory so intense that they can't tear him out. Like Valentine, the strongest memory of all.” MeanStillsRememberYoungMotherReadingVoiceMemoriesTearsKissingMy FriendsIntenseStrongestEchoesValentineEnder Author:Orson Scott Card
“incessant adj. The doubts. You had to save me from my constant doubts. That deep-seeded feeling that I wasn't good enough for anything I was a fake at my job I wasn't your equal my friends would forget me if I moved away for a month. It wasn't as easy as hearing voices nobody was telling me this. It was just something I knew. Everyone else was playing along but I was sure that one day they would all stop.” IfsEnoughFeelingsJobsEasyVoiceForgetDoubtMonthsOne DayEqualMy FriendsMovedConstantHearingFakeGood EnoughSave MeIncessantForget MeHearing Voices Book:The Lover's Dictionary: A Novel Source: The Lover's Dictionary: A Novel
“I drove off, with my friends watching me go, all of them grouped on Lissa's hood. As I pulled onto the road, I glanced into the rearview and saw them: they were waving, hands moving through the air, their voices loud, calling out after me. The square of that mirror was like a frame, holding this picture of them saying good-bye, pushing me forward, before shifting gently out of sight, inch by fluid inch, as I turned away.” HandsMovingVoiceSawsAirCallingMy FriendsSightMirrorsLoudPushingSquaresInchesShiftingFluidHoodByeGood ByeSaying Good Bye Book:This Lullaby Source: This Lullaby
“There were five others before they got to him. He smiled a little when his turn came. His voice was low, smoky, and dead sexy. “My name is Augustus Waters,” he said. “I’m seventeen. I had a little touch of osteosarcoma a year and a half ago, but I’m just here today at Isaac’s request.” “And how are you feeling?” asked Patrick. “Oh, I’m grand.” Augustus Waters smiled with a corner of his mouth. “I’m on a roller coaster that only goes up, my friend.” YearsLittlesSaidFeelingsTodayTurnsNamesVoiceWaterHalfFiveLowsMouthsMy FriendsCornersSexyRequestSeventeenRoller CoasterCoastersIsaacAugustusAugustus Waters Book:Paper Towns Source: Paper Towns
“Farewell, my friend," Drizzt whispered, trying futilely to keep his voice from breaking. :This journey you make alone.” TryingVoiceJourneyMy FriendsFarewellDrizzt Author:R. A. Salvatore
“Velius--so who is she? no wait, let me guess. skin of the finest porcelain. hair of the softest silk. a voice like birdsong, a smile like sunshine, and a mouth that would sate your brightest and darkest wishes Rumbold-- You've m-met her? Velius--oh yes, my friend. we all know her. we've all pursued her. some of us have even been lucky enough to have her. we've been drunk on her sin, become fools of her favor. she might have borne a different face each time, but her name was always the same. Trouble” KnowsDifferentEnoughMightFacesNamesWishWaitingVoiceSinTroubleHairFoolMetsLuckyMouthsMy FriendsSkinsLet MeFavorsDrunkSunshineFinestPursuedSilkBirdsongPorcelainDifferent Faces Author:Alethea Kontis
“Max - you have a bigger mission than finding the flock's parents. Focus on helping the whole world, not just your friends. I held my wings steady, coasting for a long, long way on a warm updraft. It was like floating on a cloud, the best feeling you can imagine. I wish you could try it with me. Maybe next time. You know, Voice, I thought finally, my friends are my world.” KnowsWorldWayTryingLongWholeHelpingFeelingsNextWishParentVoiceFocusImagineFindingsMy FriendsBiggerWingsCloudsWarmMissionsWhole WorldSteadyNext TimeFloatingLong WayWish YouMaxFlocksMaybe Next Time Author:James Patterson
“...for the first time in my life, a voice went off in my head:'You have no power over what happens in your life. Drugs dictate exactly what you're going to do. You've taken your hands off the steering wheel, and you're going wherever the drug world takes you.' That had never changed. The feeling would well up inside of me, and no matter how much I loved my girl or my band or my friends or my family, when that siren song 'Go get high now' started playing in my head, I was off.” WorldFirstsWellsMatterFeelingsHandsHappensSongGirlVoiceTakenChangedDrugBandMy FriendsFirst TimeMy FamilyWheelsGetting HighMy GirlSirensSteeringSiren Song Author:Anthony Kiedis
“Hello?" A girl again. "I know you can hear me. I'm sorry my friend is such a wing nut. You can just ignore him." "That's usually what we do," said the other feminine voice.” KnowsSaidGirlVoiceMy FriendsWingsSorryFeminineNutsI'm SorryHello Author:Marissa Meyer