Wally Lamb Quotes
I like to be surprised. The best writing is when it defies me, when it starts going a different way than I had planned.

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To allot God a secondary place in life was, to me, inconceivable. Though He is the sole Owner of the cosmos, silently showering us with gifts from life to life, one thing yet remains which He does not own, and which each human heart is empowered to withhold or bestow - man's love.
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My mom really inspired me. She has always taught me it's not about us, it's about what we can give back.
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I didn't audition for 'SNL.' I sent in a tape to 'SNL' the year before I started writing there, but I got the job there through doing stand-up on Fallon.
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The gay community is very fickle. And I know because I'm part of it and I see it every day.
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If you want to look at the state of humans, you should look at the state of animals first. People are choosing whether or not they can feed an animal and their family. And every shelter coast-to-coast is stuffed.
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I don't know much about Americanism, but it's a damn good word with which to carry an election.
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A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.
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If leaders in the space program had at its beginning in the 1940s, pointed out the benefits to people on earth rather than emphasizing the search for proof of evolution in space, the program would have saved $100 billion in tax money and achieved greater results.
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My dad was a good athlete. My mom had longevity. There were some athletic genes that certainly got passed down.
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'SVU' is one of my favorite shows. When I got the call to appear and play myself, I jumped at the chance. Obviously, I went over my lines, but playing yourself is a really great way to get your feet wet in the acting field. I enjoyed being on set and learning as much as I could about the scripted world.
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I think that in the discussion of natural problems we ought to begin not with the Scriptures, but with experiments, and demonstrations.
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The important thing isn't the house. It's the ability to make it. You carry that in your brains and in your hands, wherever you go... It's one thing to carry your life wherever you go. Another thing to always go looking for it somewhere else.
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There has always been quite a strong black and white art tradition in Australia, with quite a large contingent of cartoonists, given the size of the population.
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No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that from the beginning of our history has determined the very existence of politics, the cause of freedom versus tyranny.
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I'm not really a piano player, but I play enough to get away with it.
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PCR made it easier to see that certain people are infected with HIV.
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I don't know if it's because I'm Latina or something, but I have no problem speaking my mind.
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The king died and then the queen died is a story. The king died, and then queen died of grief is a plot.
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I loved Judy Garland. I thought she was such a classic beauty. I thought she was so endearing and charming, and I loved her voice. She was such a dreamer, and I think I was, too - and I am.
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My father was a minister, and it was more my mother that had the responsibility of making sure the family put out an outward of appearance of living what he was preaching. She was the PR.
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The only way to make sure people you agree with can speak is to support the rights of people you don't agree with.
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To pay more is the easy way. In fact, the solution possibilities to the problem are many.
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I like to be surprised. The best writing is when it defies me, when it starts going a different way than I had planned.