Chinua Achebe Quotes
Once a novel gets going and I know it is viable, I don't then worry about plot or themes. These things will come in almost automatically because the characters are now pulling the story.
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A book is never a masterpiece: it becomes one. Genius is the talent of a dead man.
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I think my message goes out to the entire spectrum of political parties. I'm supported by the Tea Party, the Conservative Party and the Republican Party. I come from a Democratic world. My world is moderate Democrats, Reagan-type Democrats if you want, the blues or whatever you call them, the Blue Dogs. That's been my world, historically.
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There are too many books I haven't read, too many places I haven't seen, too many memories I haven't kept long enough.
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My dad's one of the funniest men in the world. I grew up with him making me laugh so much I'd beg him to stop.
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It's hard to pick out one particular wrestler.
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I've turned into one of those people who go jogging in parks that I used to hate.
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I'd have loved to have appeared in 'Absolutely Fabulous' - that's one of my favourite shows.
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The importance of local governance may not be obvious to an America accustomed to treating city and state downfalls with doses of federal comeuppance. Sometimes there's a reason for that - the Civil War. More often, all reasoning seems absent - No Child Left Behind.
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There were centuries when civilization had no theater.
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A few can touch the magic string, and noisy fame is proud to win them: Alas for those that never sing, but die with all their music in them!
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Everyone wants me to be perfect, but I am so far from perfect!
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I don't want to become known as just a body.
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I think about terrorism in terms of popcorn. You can't tell which kernels are popcorn and which are not, but you assume you'll always have some kernels that are going to pop.
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What's the most important thing in the world? It's love, and I look at that as an energy, not a sentiment.
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Some people have a misunderstanding about the Army. Some people think, 'Hey, you're in the military, and everything is super-hierarchical, and you're in an environment that is intolerable of criticism, and people don't want frank assessments.' I think the opposite is the case.
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It is not productive to see things in simple black and white, and talk in either anti-nuclear or pro-nuclear terms.
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The Sherman Act is similar in the economics sphere to the Bill of Rights in the personal sphere.
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I'm a big Hall and Oates fan.
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I guess some people are brilliant enough to be brilliant on their own and never doubt anything and come up with fabulous things. But I think it's good to get into arguments with people and have them say, 'That sucks' or 'You're crazy' or 'That's cheesy' or 'What do you think of this?'
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Working hard for something we don't care about is called stress; working hard for somthing we love is called passion.
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My Life in CIA is the first time that I've ever written a story in my own name.
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I give everyone upmost respect, and when people feel that, you end up getting the most out of your interaction with them. That connectivity is really important in my life.
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Once a novel gets going and I know it is viable, I don't then worry about plot or themes. These things will come in almost automatically because the characters are now pulling the story.
