Phyllis A. Whitney Quotes
I offer optimism. All my books have happy endings. I don't see any point in letting my readers down at the end. I'm an optimist - people feel that in my books.
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I want to break down some of the stigma associated with mental illness.
Gail Porter
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We think of writing a book as a process, but the very word - process - suggests that there is one: a template to follow, a map to guide us. If that were true, someone would have surely figured out some marketable method we could all buy.
Hanya Yanagihara
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I let characters be human and flawed and relatable.
Taylor Sheridan
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Neil Gaiman's 'Sandman' just rocked my world in the late '80s and early '90s. I couldn't read them fast enough.
Tamora Pierce
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If you look at the scientists who really make a difference, they think boldly. They're not afraid to question what they see.
Taylor Wilson
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Even though I am the daughter of a poet, and my stepmother is also a poet, growing up, I didn't think I could understand poetry; I didn't think that it had any relevance to my life, the feelings that I endured on a day-to-day basis, until I was introduced to the right poem.
Natasha Trethewey
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I cannot control what goes on in another lane and this is how I focus on the Games. There is no point in being nervous of other swimmers. It's just about focusing on yourself and what you need to do in order to perform at your best.
Cameron van der Burgh
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Reverence is fatal to literature.
E. M. Forster
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We make a ladder for ourselves of our vices, if we trample those same vices underfoot.
Saint Augustine
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What So Not used to be a lot more dance-y, and now it's becoming a lot more melodic. Flume has always had that melodic thing, but it's starting to become a bit heavier, so it's just difficult to navigate between the two.
Flume
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I'd never been published when I was young.
Jack Vance
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I believe that my parents did wonderful things for us.
Madeleine Albright
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This Islam business kidnapped me.
Oriana Fallaci
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I love acting. I do it as a hobby. If I was able to have that as a career... Hopefully the fashion thing is a stepping-stone. I was so worried when I started modeling that it would hinder my chances of acting.
Cara Delevingne
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Politics was my third act. But I could have a fourth. I don't know what that will be yet, but there will be one.
Gary Ackerman
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The Queen and Electric Light Orchestra harmonies are so distinct and fit in our songs so well sometimes, but we don't know how to do them properly.
Nate Ruess Fun.
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I struggled for many, many years following 'Music and Lyrics' - I mean really struggled.
Haley Bennett
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I work a lot of hours, and in this business you really try to keep as busy as you possibly can. Sometimes when you really focus on kids in your free time you lose the husband and wife relationship to some degree. It's been a real focus for us to make sure we stay focused on us two.
Cameron Mathison
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If people make a lot of introductions, should they get recognized for it? I've never seen a score showing who's a good connector. That'd be useful, right?
Paige Craig
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'Beloved.' That's an amazing film and I'm sorry more people didn't see it when it came out.
Kimberly Elise
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People may doubt what you say, but they will believe what you do.
Lewis Cass
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There's lots of Tolkien that must be confusing to people.
Ian Mckellen
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Name me a person in public life who doesn't have critics. Especially women in public life.
Jeanine Pirro
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I offer optimism. All my books have happy endings. I don't see any point in letting my readers down at the end. I'm an optimist - people feel that in my books.
Phyllis A. Whitney