Mark Z. Danielewski Quotes
I believe the structure of 'House of Leaves' is far more difficult to explain than it is to read. And while I'd like to lay claim to some extraordinary act of originality, truth is I'm only taking advantage of capabilities inherent in everyone.
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I am not a perfect 10 anymore. I can only try my best.
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When it looks like I may live longer than five minutes I'll drop cigarettes like a hot potato.
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As an entrepreneur, you only fail when you give up.
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Life is not about dwelling on the bad.
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It's a trend to insult Wale, like that makes you cool on the Internet, and a part of it is because I respond.
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I wouldn't mind having my heart broken because it would mean that I had that much feeling connected to somebody. And that would be really great.
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Space is almost infinite. As a matter of fact, we think it is infinite.
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You were not wanted. You were, at best, tolerated. You had to be constantly on your guard, like an animal in a jungle full of beasts of prey. You experienced it all within the short distance of five miles from the gates of St. Peter's to Park Station in the city.
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Basically, my idea and explorations on fashion have not changed; however, I believe I'm going state-of-the-art on fashion.
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I didn't have any friends, and I never went to the class parties.
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I worry about everything in the world, and it's just too much for anybody to think about, so I have my art as my consolation.
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I think awards are good for the movie. They can bring a new audience to the movie. I've always claimed that things like that don't get you work. Work gets you work. That's my blue-collar, protestant work ethic.
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The 'Hercules' role just kind of came to me, but I had a lot of fun trying something new.
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Public appearances are a headache. I hold mine down to a minimum.
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I think it's a common misconception in the civilian community that the military community is filled with just drills and discipline and pain. They forget that these are humans who are in an abnormal situation.
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I stuck out more in an English public school than I would have had I marched in a May Day parade with the Red Army in Moscow or sashayed the Yves St. Laurent catwalk with supermodels or hunted seals with the Inuit or - well, you get the idea.
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Tell your husbands any bad news when everything is calm, not just as they come through the door.
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My family is basically Gypsies - for real.
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Changing your perspectives will not only transform you but also the whole world.
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Also there's two sides of it, I mean, a band like us, at our level and the way we have to promote ourselves and usually radio just completely turns their back on us, at the same time I think Mp3s help promote us somewhat, spreading the word about the album and stuff.
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In my screenplays - from the very beginning I've always used tape. I talk my screenplays. And then have somebody transcribe them.
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Ultimately, what we're striving for is people being allowed to do what they want and not feeling they should or shouldn't do certain things.
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I believe the structure of 'House of Leaves' is far more difficult to explain than it is to read. And while I'd like to lay claim to some extraordinary act of originality, truth is I'm only taking advantage of capabilities inherent in everyone.
