James McBride Quotes
As far as making a living, if plumbing earned more, I'd probably do it. At least you can leave the job at home once the tools are put away. A writer works in his mind 24/7.
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I get up, go and get a coffee, and go do the crossword - I'm loyal to one particular paper, the 'Guardian' - and that's my idea of a perfect morning.
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The future doesn't matter if I don't enjoy what's going on right now.
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Science fiction frees you to go anyplace and examine anything.
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Once you make it to your point of making it, you'll appreciate the struggle.
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I build community. However, I do it wearing a number of hats.
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I firmly believe that with President Trump in the White House, we have such a great opportunity as conservatives.
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When you're writing a novel - at least the way I write is I work from what I would call 'emotional atmosphere,' ambiance to ambiance.
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The country that is more developed industrially only shows, to the less developed, the image of its own future.
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I laugh at what I used to think was cool when I was growing up. In all seriousness, I thought having braces was cool.
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When you've got kids, you turn into Mom, and that's it.
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My first published work was when I was 19, in 'Playgirl.' It was an odd experience but exciting.
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I'm a sponge for historical images of black people and black history on film.
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We have to think about the future and what it is we want to accomplish from this party.
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I have seen life from the top down and the bottom up. I know how it looks both ways. And I know there is wisdom and that there is hope.
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Thank God for the potholes on memory lane.
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I got done writing Ports of Call and suddenly realized I have far too much material for the book.
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Let me make a solemn pledge before all of you, before the whole world and before God, that I will devote all my energy and all I possess in my power to serve the people of Nigeria and humanity.
Olusegun Obasanjo -
I don't know what I was expecting or what I was dreaming about the xx accomplishing.
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The lions taught me photography. They taught me patience and the sense of beauty, a beauty that penetrates you.
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Kill all the rich people. Break up their cars and apartments. Bring the revolution home, kill your parents, that's where it's really at.
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I do have a family, and obviously I spend as much time as I can with them. Though even when I'm with my family, my mind tends to drift toward baseball.
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Mark Twain is a universe, and he is also a kind of American authority figure. He can say things to America that other people can't say, in a way that can truly be heard.
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As far as making a living, if plumbing earned more, I'd probably do it. At least you can leave the job at home once the tools are put away. A writer works in his mind 24/7.
