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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I've had Irish skin from the time I was a young girl.
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You don't go into politics unless you want to win.
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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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I would rather lose a good earring than be caught without make-up.
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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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For everything I wished were different about the old man, I found comfort in just as many things that never changed.
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I'm fascinated with the stories that we tell. Real histories become fantasies and fairy tales, morality tales and fables. There's something interesting and funny and perverse about the way fairytale sometimes passes for history, for truth.
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There is no stimulus like that which comes from the consciousness of knowing that others believe in us.
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I have a series of splintered relationships. Why should I get married again? It's a miserable compromise at best. But I believe in marriage and still have fantasies about it.
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I'd never seen Rigondeaux's face without it being obscured by headgear or a photograph of Fidel he was holding up after winning a tournament. Finally I saw him, only to recognize the saddest face I'd ever seen in Cuba.
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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.