John Gardner Quotes
Fiction does not spring into the world fully grown, like Athena. It is the process of writing and rewriting that makes a fiction original, if not profound.
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I don't mind talking about 'what might have been,' but I am not one to doubt or regret most of my decisions.
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Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.
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To be honest, I think that I am a bit of a singer, coming from Wales; being Welsh, we are all very proud of our singing heritage.
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The stopwatch doesn't lie. The tape measure doesn't lie.
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I don't think I'm that intelligent. I think I'm semi-intelligent.
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I firmly believe that any good journalist must essentially be temperamentally an outsider. I don't think full sense of belonging and security is conducive to creativity.
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The most fascinating person is always the one of the most winning manners; not the one of greatest physical beauty.
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When we assess the impact of technological changes, we tend to downplay things that happened a while ago.
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Our relationships with our computers are almost sexual, they're so close. They're just such a huge part of our lives.
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I crave attention and adventure.
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Congress is attempting to eviscerate women's health care. Like many women across America, I am outraged.
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I moved on from dice baseball to 'MLB: The Show' on PlayStation.
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I don't think you'll ever be happy about anything unless you've done it.
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If you only believe that you're an artist when you have a big advance in your pocket and a single coming out, I would say that's quite soulless. You have to have a sense of your own greatness and your own ability from a very deep place inside you. I am the one with the litmus test in my hands of what people need to hear next.
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I've often been asked to run for office. I have no desire to do that, I would not want my time with the family or the company restricted because of the demands of an elected position.
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You know, a lot of things changed. What never changed is the illusion to keep playing tennis, the illusion to keep doing well the things, and the illusion to be in a good position of the ranking and play these kind of matches.
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Living in New York for 10 months was incredible; it was everything I thought it was going to be and more.
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Work eight hours and sleep eight hours and make sure that they are not the same hours.
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For me, going to markets is the best way to understand the soul of a place.
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No art is superior to another one, but every art looks for expertise and perfection. This is life, which continues; this is why there is no death. There is continuation. There is no silence. There is a continuation of thought.
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Rejection is a big part of show business. It can be tough on anyone who doesn't have fairly good self-esteem. Especially kids, as they try to discover who they are.
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I love the idea that magic and witchcraft and battles between supernatural creatures could be raging all around us but just out of our sight.
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Normally I work out a general summary of what I mean to do, then start writing, and the details can be different from my anticipation. So there is considerable flow, but always within channels.
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Fiction does not spring into the world fully grown, like Athena. It is the process of writing and rewriting that makes a fiction original, if not profound.
