Dean Koontz Quotes
I never discuss a novel while I'm writing it, for fear that talking about it will diminish my desire to write it.Dean Koontz
Quotes to Explore
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You've got to be taught to hate and fear.
Oscar Hammerstein II -
I don't have any office; I can write everywhere. So, I put a piece of paper on the table, and then I travel. Literally, writing for me is like travelling. It's getting out of myself and living another life - maybe a better life.
J. M. G. Le Clezio -
My fear is that people associate Rand Paul's social conservatism with libertarianism, when it's not.
Gary Johnson -
Stranger, if you passing meet me and desire to speak to me, why should you not speak to me? And why should I not speak to you?
Walt Whitman -
I've been writing fiction probably since I was about 6 years old, so it's something that is second nature to me now. I just sit down and start writing. I don't sit down and start writing and it comes out perfectly - it's a process.
Candace Bushnell -
I've seen the Pokemon movie, which is probably the worst movie ever made on any subject ever.
Ian Hislop
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'Seize the Story' takes readers all the way through the process of writing fiction, from beginning to end. Every element, from dialogue to setting, plotting to character creation, is laid out and illustrated with examples. But the tone of the book is not that of a dry writing manual - it's definitely written for teenagers.
Victoria Hanley -
As a storyteller, when you're writing a movie and when you're directing, you want to keep people entertained. That's the whole point, right? It has to be entertaining.
Fede Alvarez -
If it is indeed impossible - or at least very difficult - to inhabit the consciousness of an animal, then in writing about animals there is a temptation to project upon them feelings and thoughts that may belong only to our own human mind and heart.
J. M. Coetzee -
I'm not one of those people who's so blinded by my own work and my sweat. It's kind of risky writing a memoir when you're really part of a larger universe.
Questlove -
I gave up writing children's books. I wanted to escape from them as I had once wanted to escape from 'Punch': as I have always wanted to escape. In vain.
A. A. Milne -
We're all terminal; none of us are getting out of this alive.
Valerie Harper
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I love the whole process for each new album. The writing, the touring, everything. For me, it never gets old.
Zakk Wylde Black Label Society -
My motivation for being a good drummer was born out of fear, which, in a way, seems so antithetical to what art should be.
Damien Chazelle -
When something comes up that attacks people's beliefs, their first reaction tends to be fear.
J. D. Pardo -
I thought it was respectful to each country to sing in their language.
Nana Mouskouri -
I think the beauty of the writing of 'Game of Thrones' is not that the characters are fearless; it's how they overcome their fear, you know?
Natalie Dormer -
The biggest challenge or biggest crisis knocking on the doors of humankind is fear and intolerance.
Kailash Satyarthi
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Flying is more than a sport and more than a job; flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime.
Adolf Galland -
I've been writing jokes since I'm fifteen. Not out of happiness, but to go to a different place, because reality wasn't good to me.
Jack Roy -
Every great achievement is but a small peak in the mountain range of contributions.
Dale T. Mortensen -
I'm so lucky to have a career in my fifties. And to still have the desire to do it. I don't think about retirement.
Kim Cattrall -
When North Koreans cross the border into China, they are stunned to learn that the Chinese can afford to eat rice daily, sometimes for three meals daily.
Barbara Demick -
I never discuss a novel while I'm writing it, for fear that talking about it will diminish my desire to write it.
Dean Koontz