Philip Kerr Quotes
I don't think any of us know how we would react until we were put in a situation where we have to do something bad or do something good. I think I'd like to believe I'd act like a decent human being, but I'm realistic to know I don't know.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm sort of contrary and stubborn sometimes. When everybody says, 'You have to read this book! You have to read this book!' I'm like 'Oh, I'll get around to it.'
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I think the most important element of a power outfit is proper fit. The one item to focus on is a suit. If it's the right fit, you could wear it with a T-shirt and still convey the positive message.
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I like when everything's naturally moving along - I find that pretty exciting.
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Death is the only pure, beautiful conclusion of a great passion.
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I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
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Saving Milly was a break from this effort because I felt that it was time to be part of something that could shed light on a disease everyone feels they know, when most know so little.
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There is something uniquely American about the motel: It speaks to the transient nature of America itself, one enabled and encouraged by our roads and highways.
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You can never fully put your finger on the reason why you're suddenly, inexplicably compelled to explore one life as opposed to another.
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I look out at the stadiums full of people and see them all knowing the words to songs I wrote. And curling their hair! I remember straightening my hair because I wanted to be like everybody else, and now the fact that anybody would emulate what I do? It's just funny. And wonderful.
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The smorgasbord of images now presented to us is getting bloodier. They're becoming more frequent - almost hourly.
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A noble soul and real poetic talent are almost always inseparable.
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My mom is painfully sweet; she's from Nebraska.
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In an unconstitutional partnership with the state, the church can impose the most irresistible, if covert, controls conceivable.
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People look at me, they know I've appeared in costume dramas and they automatically assume I must be a Tory, I must be a certain type of person.
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Sentimentality is the only sentiment that rubs you the wrong way.
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When thinking about companions gone, we feel ourselves doubly alone.
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There is only one me.
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I do try to separate my personal activism - showing up at a demonstration or something - from what I write.
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I have hated every Kress I read, especially this one, but the Bear is a standard Bear and if you like this sort of thing, this is the sort of thing you'll like.
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They call me mellow yellow (Quite rightly) They call me mellow yellow...
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I like sugar, be it candy, this season's pumpkin chocolate chip bars, or wine. Sugar is bad for me. It just sits on my tummy, causing my middle child Esme to ask if we are having a fourth baby. Rude!
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Being worshipped is a horrible experience.
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Tim Burton is an artist who has had a huge influence on me. I definitely share his sensibility. It's a joyful approach to darkness.
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I don't think any of us know how we would react until we were put in a situation where we have to do something bad or do something good. I think I'd like to believe I'd act like a decent human being, but I'm realistic to know I don't know.
