David Foster Wallace Quotes
It can become an exercise in trying to get the reader to like and admire you instead of an exercise in creative art.
Quotes to Explore
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A thousand years will pass and the guilt of Germany will not be erased.
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Elvis was a big influence to my music, but Loretta Lynn was, as well.
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The death tax robs parents of the opportunity to pass something along to their children, and it is responsible for destroying a lot of family-owned businesses.
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Certainly, I devote my energy to both telling my personal life story and seeking self- obliteration. However, I will not destroy myself through art.
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You can't embarrass Joss Whedon, he's got no pride! He fully admits it. 'Oh, it's me. I'm little and goofy.' You can't wound his pride. He's too self-deprecating.
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The hair department on 'Game of Thrones' is incredible.
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I don't really have a main source for my style inspiration. It's really about however I feel about myself at the moment.
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Every city is always changing, on its own trajectory.
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If you're overfishing at the top of the food chain, and acidifying the ocean at the bottom, you're creating a squeeze that could conceivably collapse the whole system.
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My experience is that's rare - that you have a script that is... what they call 'film-ready.'
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Shaming people into being virtuous doesn't change behaviour.
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I realized that if my thoughts immediately affect my body, I should be careful about what I think. Now if I get angry, I ask myself why I feel that way. If I can find the source of my anger, I can turn that negative energy into something positive.
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The way to a man's heart is through his chest.
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The most common criticism I've seen is that I write 'popcorn fantasy:' lightweight action-adventure. Some people call it that as they explain why they love it for exactly that reason. I'm cool with that, either way. I just nod and let it go.
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Public appearances are a headache. I hold mine down to a minimum.
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My position is that since the non-secular status of my garden is not recognised by the law; by the world of the public, then the garden can only be private. So, I closed the garden to the public.
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I didn't go to law school to become a lawyer, per se - let's just say I was leaning in to some strong suggestions from my parents - but my nebulous goals of someday becoming a writer were just that, nebulous.
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An enthusiastic desire of visiting the Old World haunted me from early childhood. I cherished a presentiment, amounting almost to belief, that I should one day behold the scenes, among which my fancy had so long wandered.
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Happiness is a state of mind. You can be happy or you can be unhappy.
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I have little brothers and sisters, and they annoy me a lot, but I love them so much because they're so smart and witty.
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I'm a human being with a conscience, and when I see murder, I cannot stand by, and I have to call the murdered the murdered, and I have to call the murderers the murderers.
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Because I travel so much, I bring my workout clothes and shoes wherever I go. That way I can always do some exercise.
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Being rich and famous seems to have its ups and downs. That's the price you pay for being troubadours and clowns.
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It can become an exercise in trying to get the reader to like and admire you instead of an exercise in creative art.
