Jean Hanff Korelitz Quotes
I say that glorious prose is a fine and laudable thing, but without an enthralling story, it's just so much verbal tapioca. Simply put, the best books have both, and the best writers disparage neither.
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If you haven't got it. Fake it! Too short? Wear big high heels, but do practice walking!
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You win some, lose some, and wreck some.
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The Constitution acknowledges two kinds of taxes: direct and indirect... Examples of direct taxes are income and property taxes... Examples of indirect taxes are import and excise taxes.
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I wanted to become a cartoon artist, a portrait artist, and an illustrator. This was my first idea.
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I got my Equity card right out of NYU grad school in 2000, doing 'The Great White Hope' at Arena Stage. I played Jack Jefferson. It was an amazing part to walk into, to carry that responsibility for that amount of time. The challenges and the breadth of that role were pretty amazing.
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Recording a song for a film doesn't take much time; it's hardly an hour's job, but concerts are constant, and so is travelling, so I've to take time out to work on my albums because I'm passionate about creating my own music. When you love something dearly, you set your priorities accordingly.
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Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.
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I definitely don't see myself as much of a singer, because my upbringing is really based around the guitar, learning chord progressions and that sort of thing. So the singing aspect of what I do has been a secondary adventure.
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The most High approveth not the gifts of the wicked.
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I have learned not to feed the trolls. I just don't respond.
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Playing a cop goes a long way. I have a lot of friends who are working as actors, and as soon as I started playing military characters or cops, and not the actual criminal that we're chasing on this show, they all said, 'You actually can have a career now.'
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The best part about poker is there's no down side.
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I was always the freaky Asian girl who drew these weird-looking Barbie dolls in class.
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It is individuals who must be encouraged to undertake the unprecedented - and unprecedentedly profitable - effort to prevent the annihilation of the human race.
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Some heat, some spice and plenty of citrus are the building blocks of many North African fish dishes.
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Since all power from the seventh century on was only legitimated by religion, political forces and economic interests pushed for the fabrication of false traditions.
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Sometimes you find your voice by trying to write like people, and sometimes you find it by trying to write unlike people.
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The research phase was really fascinating - I'm not a closeted nerd, I'm an out-of-the-closet nerd.
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As we gain experience with the Holy Ghost, we learn that the intensity with which we feel the Spirit's influence is not always the same.
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I'm very perverse. If someone tells me I have to read a book, I'm instantly disinclined to do so.
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Government should stand aside and let the business community prosper instead of imposing new regulations that will only stifle growth and limit access to capital.
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As long as you're getting along, it's nice to work with someone you know well.
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I say that glorious prose is a fine and laudable thing, but without an enthralling story, it's just so much verbal tapioca. Simply put, the best books have both, and the best writers disparage neither.
