Owen King Quotes
I wasn't good at the sciences; I wasn't a good enough athlete. The only thing I could do was mow lawns. So I thought that writing or teaching was what I wanted to do.
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Not to oversimplify it, somebody once said a good rule of thumb in interpreting a character is to find the good in the bad people that you portray and the bad in the good.
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The beauty of 'The Hunger Games' and also 'Game of Thrones,' in fairness, both projects have really complex, three-dimensional, contradictory, strong women... The writing of female characters is extraordinary and equal to the men.
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Marriage is a very good thing, but I think it's a mistake to make a habit out of it.
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Most importantly, you have to stay true to yourself as well as those fans who made you who you are as an athlete.
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I read my books to writing workshops and friends, and I'm often focussed just on keeping them entertained. I never think about marketing at all.
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Writing requires the concentration of the writer, demands that nothing else be done except that.
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I'd just like to be good at sports. I'm extremely competitive with absolutely nothing to back it up.
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I think that every therapist that I know, including my dad and my sister, have their own issues. But that empathy is what makes them good at their job.
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Writing is my way of expressing - and thereby eliminating - all the various ways we can be wrong-headed.
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During my first round of law school applications, I didn't even apply to Yale, Harvard, or Stanford - the mystical 'top three' schools. I didn't think I had a chance at those places. More important, I didn't think it mattered; all lawyers get good jobs, I assumed.
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In all good westerns, the good guy is always a little bit questionable because he kind-of has to make moral judgments.
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I don't sleep at night at all. Making movies is a marathon. I'm a good 100-yard-dash guy.
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I'm a crier. I always cry. I cry at the dumbest things, too. This is why I sort of steer clear of movies and films that I know are going to be depressing. I don't care how many awards they've won - I know they're good. I don't need to watch them, because I don't want to be depressed, and I don't want to cry.
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Writing a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out and the teeth decay.
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I put a lot of pressure on myself. I think something's not good enough, and I won't stop until I feel like I've made it. I'm never satisfied.
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You can't give the government the power to do good without also giving it the power to do bad - in fact, to do anything it wants.
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American fiction is good. It would be nice if somebody read it.
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I allegedly am an outsider writer, so I write from the perspective of somebody who doesn't completely fit in. But at the same time, I can state the fact that I don't know of any good writer who is not an outsider writer.
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I don't want to get too detailed into it, but when you're a good high school running back, you can almost be whatever type of runner you want to be. If you're a good size and a good athlete, you can be whatever type of runner you want.
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Why is partying and having a good time bad?
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Keep working and saving and striving for a better future for your children, and for their children, even if you won't be around to see it pay off.
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If you can't dance then you are a loser.
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I believe a great performer is someone who sounds just as great live as they do in the studio and vice versa. They should know how to work the stage.
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I wasn't good at the sciences; I wasn't a good enough athlete. The only thing I could do was mow lawns. So I thought that writing or teaching was what I wanted to do.
