T.W. Shannon Quotes
I certainly struggled when I was little and didn't have an easy time, so I try to put that stuff in my work.
I think people pick up on that. You use personal stuff and mix it all in - I definitely pull on that stuff in my acting.
I don't want to do something, if I don't feel like I can do a good job serving the material.
I barely have time to watch stuff that I'm in, or my friends' stuff. The bar for writing has really elevated and it's really exciting, it's not just parts for 25-year-olds.
I think things get a lot better after high school. I think the ones that struggle during that time tend to have better experiences after.
The ability to keep a cool head in an emergency, maintain poise in the midst of excitement, and to refuse to be stampeded are true marks of leadership.
I always felt that sci-fi and fantasy were my thing. Bit of a geek, Im afraid. But I like creating worlds, and I felt it was a genre that gave me more freedom. It just seemed like I belonged there.
I was born in 1991, and Harry Potter came out in 97, so, you know, I was really obsessed. I used to read them in one night.
Not all of us know what we are. Some of us die without ever knowing. Some of us know, and never get caught. But we're out there. Trust me.
Writing a novel is like knocking on a door that will never open. You are so desperate to get in, you will say or do anything. You feel: please take my novel.
I'm often daydreaming and it's because I've always liked the idea of there being something more than the normal world.
My father thought I would lead a simple life; that I was bright but unambitious, complacant with whatever work life threw at me. My father, as usual, was wrong.
There are certain things in life that you never forget. Things that dig deep, things that nest in the hadal zone.
I like to imagine there were more of us in the beginning. Not many, I suppose. But more than there are now.
Get back in my cot, girl," said Gilsa. "You're sickly." No, I'm not," said Ani. Oh, no? Well, maybe stubbornness is a sickness, did you ever think of that?
You're in charge but don't touch the controls. Recounting what the two Russian cosmonauts tell her each time they leave the Mir space station for a spacewalk.
Who knows where I would be if I didn't come to L.A. I probably would have been locked up or dead.
INTO THE WILD was a lot of fun, but challenging, 'cause you can get lost in the movement.
A Champion is all they can be in every facet of their lives. They prioritize what they need to get done. But for me it's someone who works every single day on being a better person.
Some people are born with the first word of a language resting on their tongue though it may take some time before they can taste it.
Enna leaned back her head and laughed at the sky. 'Of course he wasn't! Who could kill Razo?
If you were a woman, all I'd have to say is 'Colin Firth in a wet shirt' and you'd say 'Ah.
You saw my leg?" "How can a man help what he sees?" he said. "And, if I could add, you possess a very fine leg.
WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE: RAPUNZEL For horse thieving, kidnapping, jail breaking, and using her hair in a manner other than nature intended! REWARD
You can be who you will,” he repeated. His voice softened. “And if you will have me, I will be the one beside you.
Ah, now, don't cry over lost years and forgetfulness. The tales tell what they can. The rest is for us to learn.
Ani told them all...telling more than needed telling, the stories clarifying and unifying themselves in her mind as she let them spill out of her mouth.
Really, becoming a writer sounds more like a mental illness than a professional choice.
