Fannie Hurst Quotes
There is no adequate definition for creative writing, any more than it is possible to describe pain or flavor or color.

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The ability and desire to transform the mundane materials at hand that we both bring into the collaboration well beyond the sum total of the parts - to birth a new baby neither of us could claim single parentage of.
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The fact that we live in a world where black people have to strategize so they're not brutalized by police is insane.
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I just like to stay a little quiet and just do my own thing. If I win a little more, I think I'll get a little bit more attention.
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I have no problem with violence, I have no problem playing horrible people.
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I'm just little me, an American who wants to see his country do better.
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The scene that has raised the most objections in 'The Interview' is at the very end, when Kim's head dissolves into flames. To me, it feels gratuitous.
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I've been watching 'The Cosby Show' and 'Roseanne' a lot right now, and those work so well because they're not, like, jokey comedies; they are coming from real characters. We want our show to be like that. A family show.
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You would not believe how much time people waste in a day. And how little time they put into things they genuinely love.
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The guitar for me is a translation device. It's not a goal. And in some ways, jazz isn't a destination for me. For me, jazz is a vehicle that takes you to the true destination - a musical one that describes all kinds of stuff about the human condition and the way music works.
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I actually didn't like Jane Austen. I was more into the Brontes. They were so wild and passionate. I thought there was something a bit tame about Austen.
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Sometimes you are strong, sometimes you are weak.
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I have not one shred of anger in my heart against Netanyahu or his wife.
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People come over, and we watch things like 'The Paul Lynde Halloween Special.' I have a hot tub. Everybody puts on a bathing suit and we splash around.
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You get caught up in hitting home runs and seeing how far you can hit them, and your swing changes.
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In the Depression we had to divert corn acreage.
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People I respect complimenting me on my work in fashion is more exciting to me than anything I ever achieved as a Spice Girl. I am now competing in an arena where I can hold my head high. I feel quite confident in what I'm doing now, much more than the singing. I was never going to give Mariah Carey any competition.
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We create success or failure on the course primarily by our thoughts.
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Give the peasants neither life nor death.
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There are calm Korean players and not calm. There are calm Western players.
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Religion is not what is grasped by the brain, but a heart grasp.
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When people start writing there is this idea that you have to get everything right first time, every sentence has to be perfect, every paragraph has to be perfect, every chapter has to be perfect, but what you're doing is not any kind of public show, until you're ready for it.
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And I know how he feels—it’s so good it hurts. I think I’m going to die from happiness. I think I’m going to die from pain. Time has stopped; time is racing.
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There is no adequate definition for creative writing, any more than it is possible to describe pain or flavor or color.