Emily Weiss Quotes
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Readers want to see, hear, feel, smell the action of your story, even if that action is just two people having a quiet conversation.
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I always like a good song: puts me in a good mood.
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When a philosopher says something that is true then it is trivial. When he says something that is not trivial then it is false.
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When someone says something that really hurts me, I have to retweet it to let it go.
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My mom told me if I ever got a tattoo, she was going to take it off with a potato peeler.
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No one has a right to comment on anyone's life or the choices I do or don't make.
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I find doing speeches nerve wrecking.
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I was much more interested by clothes when I was younger. I'm about being discreet. What they call the French touch, whatever that means. Low profile and somehow elegant without being flashy.
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My first computers were a Timex Sinclair and an Apple II.
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This is my belief: that through difficulties and problems God gives us the opportunity to grow. So when your hopes and dreams and goals are dashed, search among the wreckage, you may find a golden opportunity hidden in the ruins.
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Fair stands the ancient Rectory, The Rectory of Croft, The sun shines bright upon it, The breezes whisper soft. From all the house and garden Its inhabitants come forth, And muster in the road without, And pace in twos and threes about, The children of the North.
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So I broke into the palace, with a sponge and a rusty spannerShe said 'eh, I know you and you cannot sing'I said 'that's nothing you should hear me play piano'
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The difference between film and TV is the pace. You don't have the leisure of time in television.
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To go from 'Generation Kill,' which is a very real, dark, gritty series, to 'True Blood,' which is flamboyant, crazy, way out there... I couldn't ask for two better jobs.
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Anne Frank's diary made a very big impression on me at age 12 or so.
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It's very important for a brand to have an identity through the years, but it's very important as well to evolve because times change so fast.
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My mother and I used to watch 'Maude,' and I think she loved 'Maude' because my mother wanted to see strong women out there with a voice.
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But even in her laughter there was something missing. She never seemed to be truly happy; she just seemed to be passing time while she waited for something else. She was tired of just existing; she wanted to live.
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I can tell you that as a writer and as a reader, I regard character as king. Or queen. No matter how riveting the action or interesting the plot twists, if I don't feel like I'm meeting someone who feels real, I'm not going to be compelled to read further.
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I don't know how I dealt with it. I went to a shrink.
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There is a real joy to be able to get up and react to each other and appreciate the whole being greater than the sum of the parts, just the chemistry of the group.
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Nobody said being platinum was easy.
