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Everyone wants to write a book. Very few people are able to do it.


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A stopped clock is correct twice a day, but a sundial can be used to stab someone, even at nighttime.



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Specificity is the soul of narrative.



I am not beautiful, so I don't know why I'm making myself ugly. But the mustache stays.

I am not beautiful, so I don't know why I'm making myself ugly. But the mustache stays.



All I can ask from society is that it please stop telling me why I should like sports.

All I can ask from society is that it please stop telling me why I should like sports.



I actually own a copy of my own book; that's how dedicated I am as an author.

I actually own a copy of my own book; that's how dedicated I am as an author.



There is no ritual that enhances creativity other than just starting.

There is no ritual that enhances creativity other than just starting.



My career as a magazine writer was largely prefaced on the idea of curiosity, to go on adventures and weasel my way into the lives of people that I admire.

My career as a magazine writer was largely prefaced on the idea of curiosity, to go on adventures and weasel my way into the lives of people that I admire.



A literary agent is nothing but a cheap salesman (or woman); while a writer is a cheap salesman (or woman) who also has to actually write the books.

A literary agent is nothing but a cheap salesman (or woman); while a writer is a cheap salesman (or woman) who also has to actually write the books.



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The villain of any story is often the most compelling character.





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Diplomacy in leadership is winning the war on behalf of both sides



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Any film which views the darker side of life, which is death with a sense of humor, is very much to my taste.



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If everyone was satisfied with himself, there would be no heroes.

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You get social pressure from your parents, who teach you to pay attention to certain things and not to others. You get it in school.

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I think of myself as a complete mystery. To myself.

I think of myself as a complete mystery. To myself.




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