Jeffery Deaver Quotes
The best way to learn about writing is to study the work of other writers you admire.
Quotes to Explore
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I remember when I was growing up. My great wish was to understand who I was and how I fit in the world.
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I'm optimistic about people and about the planet and about nature. I think it's resilient, like people are.
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I see no way out of the problems that organized religion and tribalism create other than humans just becoming more honest and fully aware of themselves.
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I never thought I would be standing here, married to an All-American guy, living in Oklahoma. What a country.
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I try to talk about policy issues intelligently, I try very hard to avoid thought bubbles. I make sure my speeches are well researched and footnoted. I make sure I am not talking through my hat.
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You know Hollywood is a weird and wonderful place, I didn't know I Dream of Jeanie had been cancelled after 5 years until I went back to go on the lot to pick up some clothes and things I had in my dressing room.
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The search for knowledge is a long and difficult task.
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The environmental movement, like all political processes, reacts best to disasters. But these are very slow, very gradual disasters in the making.
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Denial of childhood and denial of freedom are the biggest sins which humankind has been committing and perpetuating for ages.
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If I'm offered a good case in Florida or a good case somewhere else, South Florida will win every time.
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When a writer declares that his first book is his best, that is bad. I progress successively from book to book.
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I wake up at 5:30, 6 in the morning, but don't head into the office right away. I like to hang out with my wife, talk about things, get some coffee, you know.
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Investment in early education is not a Liberal or Conservative idea. Nor should it be decided along party lines.
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I am an observer, I like to watch people. I am into psychology and people - how they act and such.
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I write and rewrite and rewrite and write and like to turn in what I think is finished work.
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But I knew that what had happened was an eye-opener not only to the United States but also to Pakistan, who realized that after what has happened on the 11th of September, it was simply impossible to continue to play those games in Afghanistan.
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People stayed with me and worked extra hard for me because I could see the potential in them – I'm not so sure they could see the potential in me.
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When Scorsese or Coppola cast celebrities in their work, it goes without question.
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Reincarnation and projection, you see, are one and the same thing . . . When you are attached to the physical organism your projections are not as complete - the difference between a reincarnational instance and a simple projection from the physical state.
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If you asked me if I wanted more joyful experiences in my life, I wouldn't be at all sure I did, exactly because it proves such a difficult emotion to manage.
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I'm not a reality TV star. I pride myself on witnessing, watching people, studying people, and being able to recreate that and create a human being.
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-'What do ties matter, Jeeves, at a time like this?' There is no time, sir, at which ties do not matter
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When you're going through a breakup, you should just let yourself feel everything so you can get over it as opposed to pretending everything's okay and dragging it out.
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The best way to learn about writing is to study the work of other writers you admire.
