John Casey Quotes
Writing is rewriting; rewriting is writing - from the first crossed-out word in the first sentence to the last word inserted above a caret, that most helpful handwritten stroke.
John Casey
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I quite like the drama of an encore. I think an encore is for those artists who are inclined to do dramatic gestures, and I certainly would say I am inclined towards them.
Florence Welch
Florence and the Machine
I looked along the San Juan Islands and the coast of California, but I couldn't find the palette of green, granite, and dark blue that you can only find in Maine.
Parker Stevenson
I just want to sit in my room and write books.
M. J. Rose
All true happiness, pure joy, sweet bounties, and unclouded pleasure are contained within the knowledge and love of God.
Said Nursi
My favorite actresses were Geraldine Paige, Anne Bancroft and Kim Stanley.
Sally Kirkland
I wanted to get a cropped hairdo, but Sreenu Vaitla loves my look in 'Chiruta,' so he suggested that I keep the long hair.
Ram Charan
I never wanted to be one of those actors with a political agenda.
Ian Somerhalder
You don't master your fear. You're not able to say, 'I'm not going to be scared.' But what you can do is say, 'OK, I'm very very scared, but I have to do this and this and this.'
Ingrid Betancourt
I don't intentionally go: 'Ooh, what is provocative,' and try to do that. I just do stuff, and people go: 'Ooh, that's provocative.'
M.I.A.
When you're creating a fragrance, you're always thinking about what you want that first smell to be, that first reaction. It's a sensation, like a symphony with all of those layers and notes. I love the way it changes and the way it dries down. The fun thing about scent is that it's unique to everyone; pheromones take on a new scent.
L'Wren Scott
'House of Cards' opened some doors. I've been able to tackle some diverse stories and characters.
Mahershala Ali
I have my hands full with my kids and so romance is not high on my list of priorities.
Pamela Anderson
Many people still believe that 'green' solutions are too expensive, but they are actually much cheaper when all of the costs to public health, social services, and waste handling are factored into the same equation.
Majora Carter
Ironically, I wouldn't say I'm a massive horror fan. I love thrillers.
Carlton Cuse
Lasting change is a series of compromises. And compromise is alright, as long your values don't change.
Jane Goodall
When Edna O'Brien's first novel, 'The Country Girls,' was published in 1960, her family and neighbors in the small Irish village where she was born tossed copies into a bonfire expressly set for that horrifying purpose.
Alan Cheuse
I never understood why anyone would do magazines. Like, why would someone put their face out there so much? It's because those people reading magazines will go see the movie, so you do it.
Elizabeth Olsen
I like to do books in which a lot of the research and the writing and the thinking revolves around something American.
Bill Bryson
