Kerry Greenwood Quotes
I don't steal stories. If I'm a plagiarist, so is Hitchcock. And Tolkien. And Shakespeare.
Quotes to Explore
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My career is a black comedy of sorts. I spent a lot of time explaining myself to various different groups. But more and more, I'm finding that the desire to communicate, which all these audiences share, is a powerful thing.
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Evolution happens in nature and in individuals. I want to participate actively in its happening within me.
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Followers of the occult believe in only what they already know, and in those things that confirm what they have already learned.
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It's a truism to say that my state, Texas, isn't a red state: It's a nonvoting state.
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I am currently talking to one of the studios about making American Star as a TV series.
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I just don't eat too much. That's never been my problem.
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I am drawn to intimate, often uncomfortable portraits of a woman persevering and awakening.
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If everyone's ready for a shot to start, except for one actor who's intent on getting to the bottom of their soul, it can be a bit annoying.
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Even if the coverage is leaning toward you or whatever it may be, there's ways to beat it.
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What I am really curious about is the visuals of cinema... the form.
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My dear friend, clear your mind of cant.
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Miracles do not, in fact, break the laws of nature.
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The funny thing about having all this so-called success is that behind it is a certain horrible emptiness.
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There's been a progression in my sound.
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Writing is a way of living. It doesn't quite matter that there are too many books for the number of readers in the world to read them. It's a way of being alive for the writer.
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This president goes into office with more expectations than any president I can ever remember in my lifetime.-2008
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In fact, safety has no place anywhere. Everything that's fun in life is dangerous. Horse races, for instance, are very dangerous. But attempt to design a safe horse and the result is a cow (an appalling animal to watch at the trotters.) And everything that isn't fun is dangerous too. It is impossible to be alive and safe.
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It is with literature as with law or empire - an established name is an estate in tenure, or a throne in possession.
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Eu não vi o mar.Não sei se o mar é bonito.Não sei se ele é bravo.O mar não me importa.Eu vi a lagoa.A lagoa, sim.A lagoa é grandee calma também.Na chuva de coresda tarde que explode,a lagoa brilha.A lagoa se pintade todas as cores.Eu não vi o mar.Eu vi a lagoa...
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The central function of imaginative literature is to make you realize that other people act on moral convictions different from your own.
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I take my spoken-word stuff extremely seriously because I feel like that's true writing, true lyricism.
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I'm going to go out and be the best quarterback I can be and get the most out of my potential.
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I would rather remember even if sometimes it can be very painful.
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I don't steal stories. If I'm a plagiarist, so is Hitchcock. And Tolkien. And Shakespeare.
