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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That faith makes blessed under certain circumstances, that blessedness does not make of a fixed idea a true idea, that faith moves no mountains but puts mountains where there are none: a quick walk through a madhouse enlightens one sufficiently about this.
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I thought that I was going to be like this earth mother. When people would complain about being pregnant, I was like, 'What are you talking about? It's incredible! Just enjoy it.'
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In the old days, when you took out a mortgage, it was probably through a local bank or a credit union, and whoever gave you your loan held on to it for life. If you lost your job or got too sick to work and suddenly had trouble making your payments, you could call a human being and work things out.
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Oracle will continue to componentize all of its solutions so we can work in a heterogeneous environment.
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The communication of the dead is tongued with fire beyond the language of the living.
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The best way to learn about writing is to study the work of other writers you admire.
