Jess Walter Quotes
I tend to like the last sentence I just wrote, which is: 'It was late in the fall and the trees lining our driveway had turned red like a row of burning matches.'
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A film is made in somebody's head - out of their determination to do it at all.
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I don't carry a wallet. I keep my cards in my pocket and cash in my boots.
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I just feel so flattered, because the cosplayers really make sure every detail is there. I don't think I've ever cosplayed a character before, but if I were to, I'd probably go as a Klingon from 'Star Trek.'
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I have got prostate cancer, and I have to keep monitoring that. It's no problem, it's under control and I'm very cool about it, but other people are dying from it.
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Cinema gives you the opportunity to be both a grandparent and a grandchild whereas in life you cannot be both at the same time.
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A race is what zoologists term a variety or subdivision of a species.
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The usual fortune of complaint is to excite contempt more than pity.
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Unfortunately, the Senate Democrats have become an extreme party. They have become a party that has abdicated their responsibilities. Under Harry Reid and the Senate Democrats, we have a do-nothing Senate.
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The mob spirit has grown with the increasing intelligence of the Afro-American.
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When I first decided to launch a clothing line, I was pregnant with my daughter Spencer-Margaret, so I looked for a retailer with values that mirrored my own growing family concerns. Kmart is a family store where value-conscious moms shop, so my partnership with Kmart seemed like a natural fit.
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I would very much like to become a best-selling author.
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I've got a coin with my face on it. It is really bizarre.
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I went through a lot of phases and studied many religions. I am not into religion, I am spiritual.
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I used homeopathy, acupuncture, yoga and meditation in conjunction with my chemotherapy to help me get stronger again after the cancer. I also chanted with Buddhist friends and prayed with Christian friends. I covered all my bases.
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Cut out all these exclamation points. An exclamation point is like laughing at your own joke.
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I came across humanity in Istanbul, and all I know about life comes from Istanbul, and definitely, I am writing about Istanbul. I also love the city because I live there, it has formed me, and it's me. Of course it is natural. If somebody lived all his life in Delhi, he will write about Delhi.
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Everybody had something horrible happen to them at one time or another in their life.
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A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself.
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I'm lucky my wife is a strong woman. She's one of the stronger people I've ever met. It's hard for me to be away, but I know my home life is fine because my wife is there.
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I hope to be remembered for writing books about social justice that also have enough aesthetic value to endure as works of literature.
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I rode fire trucks, slid down fire poles, wore a lot of red, and made a lot of appearances. I've always had a special place in my heart for fire fighters.
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A country, a style or an epoch are interesting only for the idea behind them.
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I tend to like the last sentence I just wrote, which is: 'It was late in the fall and the trees lining our driveway had turned red like a row of burning matches.'
