Brian Lumley Quotes
The amazing thing now is that most of those so-called critics who were telling me to find my own voice seem to have lost theirs.
Quotes to Explore
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When I wrote 'Fight Song,' I was in a particular low point. I needed to remind myself to not give up, that I still believed in myself and that I still had fight left.
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There is no question that chemical weapons attacks are a heinous abuse of humanity and power. But to assume that military strikes are an effective retribution for the crime committed is wrong.
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I really enjoy comedy. It's a real challenge.
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Life is so fast these days, and we're exposed to so much information. Television makes us a witness to such misery.
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Whether it comes from a despotic sovereign or an elected president, from a murderous general or a beloved leader, I see power as an inhuman and hateful phenomenon.
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The Englishman never enjoys himself except for a noble purpose.
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Black women as a group have never been fools. We couldn't afford to be.
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I was taught from a young age that many people would treat me as a second-class citizen because I was African-American and because I was female.
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No two wars are identical.
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As straight Americans we have two choices: we can choose to sit back and enjoy our rights as we have them, or we can realize that it is actually not freedom at all when our friends, family, neighbors, and colleagues do not share these basic rights.
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Well first of all you have to make the character strong so that people can follow that. And then hopefully that character can integrate with the background of the social situation that people can recognize.
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Find your own style. Don't spend your savings trying to be someone else. You're not more important, smarter, or prettier because you wear a designer dress.
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If you realize too acutely how valuable time is, you are too paralyzed to do anything.
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Tragedy is a hell of a teacher. It's much too strict, but it's a hell of a teacher.
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Any item of clothing that covers the face and makes it impossible to identify individuals is open to abuse.
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No one even knows one percent of the fabulous history of Man; but thanks to history, we know about occurrences that go beyond the limits of the imaginable.
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I was always pretty decent at fast stick work or doing stuff that seems impressive that's not really; I was pretty tasteful and had good ideas musically. But I had a terrible sense of tempo, which is like being a blind painter.
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One is taught by experience to put a premium on those few people who can appreciate you for what you are.
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Ultimately, there are only two emotions: love and fear. And pretty much anything else you want to name can be broken down into one of those.
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I had never thought of myself as a dramatist, and, for really good technical results, the thought came too late: a man of letters has become too wordy to write economically for the stage.
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I was filling entire school notebooks with stories by Grade 3. Of course, they were double-spaced, and the handwriting was huge.
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I love going to cities and getting lost. I love doing that rather than following a guidebook.
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Competition between men is a fuel that's useful to us. We have to be careful that it doesn't tell the same story over too many times, but it's amazing how durable that story is.
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The amazing thing now is that most of those so-called critics who were telling me to find my own voice seem to have lost theirs.
