M. John Harrison Quotes
Writing's like gambling. Unpredictable and sporadic successes make you more addicted, not less.
M. John Harrison
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You're not a historian, but most historians will tell you that they make very discrete judgment as to what facts to omit in order to make their book into some shape, some length that can be managed.
Oliver Stone
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I never feel insecure when there are two female leads.
Rakul Preet Singh
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So with the end of the Cold War, it became increasingly obvious that there was no basis upon which any decision was being made, not in the White House, and certainly because of that, not in the Congress.
Malcolm Wallop
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Is there any more encouraging sign than to see an Indian, who has never been to a university, like our friend Mr. Asutosh Dey here, for example, carrying out original work and finding it recognized by the foremost societies of the world?
C. V. Raman
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In Sweden, they broadcast the American shows in English with Swedish subtitles, whereas in many European countries they dub them. Watching those shows in English was big for me.
Carl Hagelin
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New Yorkers - the people are so honest. If you're sucking on stage, they'll let you know.
Zach Anner
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Sometimes you will do a close-up for a scene in the morning where you are totally distraught, then shoot the rest of that scene seven hours later. How do you hang on to that feeling all day without burning up, without going so far that you have nothing left to give when the cameras roll again?
Penelope Cruz
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If you stop being scared, that's when entropy sets in, and you may as well go home.
Tamsin Greig
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I was in law school at the University of Kentucky and realized I didn't really like law school, so I took a creative writing course for something different.
Karen Robards
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When people ask that question, it's very hard to nail down a formula or a circumstance that I always write in, but I definitely do believe that there have been moments, musically, when I have channeled something, you know?
Kimbra Lee Johnson
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He missed you
like a fish in a bowl
misses the open sea.
Catherynne M. Valente
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Writing's like gambling. Unpredictable and sporadic successes make you more addicted, not less.
M. John Harrison
