Brad Thor Quotes
What has bothered and angered radical Muslims is that I'm a non-Muslim writing anything at all about Islam. But this is fiction, and I don't think Islam is above criticism or fictionalization any more so than Judaism, Christianity, Mormonism or Hinduism is.

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I've been writing a lot of poetry recently. It helps me think and work things out.
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The problem with writing a monthly book is that you're going through your work like a man running for a bus, red-faced and out of breath. There isn't time for reflection or critical self-examination.
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There's something different that happens when you're writing a song for your own record that you know you're going to sing.
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But I honestly don't read critics. My dad reads absolutely everything ever written about me. He calls me up to read ecstatic reviews, but I always insist that I can't hear them. If you give value to the good reviews, you have to give value to the criticism.
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I'm a professional songwriter - personal attitudes have nothing to do with writing a song.
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I have no interest in writing, directing or producing.
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I love writing songs. I love doing my radio show and talking to the fans and listening to what they have to say, but there's a certain responsibility that comes along with being given the gift of music. I take that seriously, but at the same time I try to use it to do something that makes a difference in a positive way.
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We all need to focus on our writing. Because the millions of readers out there don't care about your blog.
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I'm a pretty easygoing person, and it bleeds into the music. Even if I'm writing the most personal song, it's not going to come out totally serious; there's always a little tongue in the cheek.
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Writing blurbs for books means you have to read the book, and it cuts into the business of bookselling. So every time I get a blurb from a bookseller, I try to write a thank you note.
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I've had writing sessions with people, but I've never had one where you're just there, and you start making a song, and then it's too good to be true that something really cool will come out of this.
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While I'm writing, I'm also the first reader, and I want to write a book where I'm excited about what happens next.
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I have teenagers, so I listen to a lot of music. They turn me on to great music.
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Tell your idea to whomever will listen, and you'll get valuable market feedback before writing a single line of code.
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The hardest thing about writing my second album is that I had 20 years to write my first album.
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I'm so convinced that hiking helps my writing that I recently decided to offer a series of hiking-writing workshops to see if others had the same experience.
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It's essential to have sacred time for writing. All successful authors have some daily commitment to keep on-track and moving forward.
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I am writing something which I find satisfying and which I am prepared to put my name to as a composer.
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People love gossip. It's the biggest thing that keeps the entertainment industry going.
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You know what they call the fellow who finishes last in his medical school graduating class? They call him 'Doctor.'
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Part of me thinks that innovation, real innovation in health care delivery, needs to happen from the bottom to the top.
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When I was a kid I joined the circus. I did that. It is true. But it's not like you think. There was a guy, he had his own circus. His name was Carol Jacobs and he owned it. It was a small thing.
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Knowing who we are helps us plan for who we want to be and where we want to go.
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What has bothered and angered radical Muslims is that I'm a non-Muslim writing anything at all about Islam. But this is fiction, and I don't think Islam is above criticism or fictionalization any more so than Judaism, Christianity, Mormonism or Hinduism is.