Chet Williamson Quotes
Publishers love to compartmentalize, and 'Second Chance' was not an easy novel to define.
Quotes to Explore
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When I'm in a place like Iceland, I allow myself to take a little more time to divert off onto other paths creatively for a while and see what comes to me.
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I feel like one thing that a lot of creative people go through is that they feel like they don't have the right to be creative or to put their stuff out there. I'm glad that blogging from a young age kind of got that out of the way for me.
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Evidence points out that if you raise tariffs too much it will increase smuggling.
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My parents are divorced, and seeing that was really painful for me. Really painful for me. But that's also a big part of why I'm intrigued by the dynamics between people – because I was close to something that fell apart.
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The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion.
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I have seen life from the top down and the bottom up. I know how it looks both ways. And I know there is wisdom and that there is hope.
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Maven is very much a haunting presence in 'Glass Sword.' His influence is everywhere, and he dogs Mare and Cal like no other. He's my favorite character to write because he's so complex, but also because he affects everyone else so deeply. He's kind of like the source of gravity. Everyone moves around him and what he's done.
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When I was filming 'Ouija,' there were some elements in that that really creeped me out.
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Well, put it like this, if you're not a kid, you're a wizard.
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I understand that people want to just listen to a track and put it on their iPod, and that's fine, there's nothing wrong with that, but why can't that exist hand in hand with an album? They're such different experiences.
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Our plan is what the Scottish government had with the U.K. It's an agreement to consult over the independence of Catalonia. And we will not abandon this plan until the end.
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To finish a work? To finish a picture? What nonsense! To finish it means to be through with it, to kill it, to rid it of its soul, to give it its final blow the coup de grace for the painter as well as for the picture.
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I tried working odd jobs that had nothing to do with creating, and it was difficult for me. In the end, I just always loved movies. When I'm making a film, I feel most alive, like I'm doing the right thing, and I'm in the place where I need to be.
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Let your children go if you want to keep them.
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Drawings, paintings, and sculptures. That's the three pillars of art academia.
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The thing about fantasy - there are certain things you just don't do in fantasy.
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Is now the time to legalize prostitution?
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Ever since I was little, I've always liked to smash things.
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The first laugh is always key. I've done some improv stuff. Once you get your first laugh, you're good. Up until that point, it's a little nerve-racking.
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My family were all into classical music, and I found that very intimidating.
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Love is at once an affirmation and a transcendence of who we are.
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Sometimes two artists wanna work together, but it doesn't mean it's gonna happen, because you have to find the right idea.
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Publishers love to compartmentalize, and 'Second Chance' was not an easy novel to define.
