Top 26 Quotes by Tom Perrotta

About Tom Perrotta

These are some quotes by American author Tom Perrotta Novelist, who was born on August 13, 1961.

My wife and I left New York when she got pregnant - we just thought it would be really hard to stay in the city.

My wife and I left New York when she got pregnant - we just thought it would be really hard to stay in the city.

Tom Perrotta

I read 'The Great Gatsby' in high school and was hypnotized by the beauty of the sentences and moved by the story about the irrevocability of lost love.

I read 'The Great Gatsby' in high school and was hypnotized by the beauty of the sentences and moved by the story about the irrevocability of lost love.

Tom Perrotta

When things don't go well, it helps to think of yourself as a genius and the rest of the world as a bunch of idiots.

When things don't go well, it helps to think of yourself as a genius and the rest of the world as a bunch of idiots.

Tom Perrotta

My novels are certainly more exciting than my own life.

My novels are certainly more exciting than my own life.

Tom Perrotta

Nothing beats novel writing because it's complete expression of you. You just control everything. Not even a movie director has that level of control.

Nothing beats novel writing because it's complete expression of you. You just control everything. Not even a movie director has that level of control.

Tom Perrotta

I did a lot of reading of the Bible and became fascinated with the idea of the Rapture. It's pretty wild. I hadn't heard of it until I was in college.

I did a lot of reading of the Bible and became fascinated with the idea of the Rapture. It's pretty wild. I hadn't heard of it until I was in college.

Tom Perrotta

A screenwriter heard me read from my novel 'The Wishbones' when it was still in progress and mentioned me to some producers in Hollywood. They called, and I told them I had a novel in my drawer about a high school election that goes haywire. They asked to take a look, and my life changed pretty dramatically as a result.

Tom Perrotta

I have actual dreams of Bruce Springsteen calling me up on stage to wear a bandanna and play rhythm guitar next to Little Steven.

I have actual dreams of Bruce Springsteen calling me up on stage to wear a bandanna and play rhythm guitar next to Little Steven.

Tom Perrotta

I no longer believe that just about everything is funny, if viewed from the proper angle.

I no longer believe that just about everything is funny, if viewed from the proper angle.

Tom Perrotta

I was also known as Frodo because I was an early adopter of 'The Lord of the Rings.'

I was also known as Frodo because I was an early adopter of 'The Lord of the Rings.'

Tom Perrotta

Copyright © Softland 2016-2026. All rights reserved.