Nicholas Sparks Quotes
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The author may not interpret. But he must tell why and how he wrote his book.
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They talk about the failure of socialism but where is the success of capitalism in Africa, Asia and Latin America?
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I just want to do my job.
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I write 'Broad City,' so I connect it to me.
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I'm a very interior person. I love silence. I revel in it. I'm happy that way.
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Tone is somewhat totalising in that, once I locate it, it tells me what kind of syntax to use, what word choices to make, how much white space to leave on the page, what sentence length, what the rhythmic patterning will be. If I can't find the tone, I sometimes try narrating through the point of view of someone else.
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Elegance is very dangerous. It's like TNT. A little goes a long way.
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I was not really as good as I should have been.
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From the time of independences until the end of the Cold War, in spite of the participation of a considerable number of African states in the non-aligned movement, everyone in fact chose to align with one or another of the two major blocks.
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I've spent a great deal of time over the past decade as a caregiver for various family members. It gives me a perspective on the struggles that many New Yorkers face with illness, disability, health care, insurance difficulties, and trying to work with and also take care of family members.
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With Caavo, you don't have to know the device name, the network name, the service name. Just which show you want to watch, regardless of whether it's live, recorded, downloaded or streaming.
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I maintain that many an inventor, many a diplomat, many a financier is a sounder philosopher than all those who practice the dull craft of experimental psychology.
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I would never go travelling on my own. Some people like to go backpacking alone, but there's no way I would do that, even if you paid me - I just don't see the point. If I discover something beautiful, for me it's very important to be able to share it with someone and not just see it for myself.
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If you have children, you know you're responsible for somebody. You realize you are being imitated; your belief systems and priorities have a direct influence on these children, who are like flowers in a garden.
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I'm the sort of person who takes a camera to dinner or a nightclub because I enjoy taking pictures of people. I tweet all my pictures, which is bad.
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I think I was born with the drive for success because I have a certain gene.
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I try to work out five days a week. It's a lot, but I feel great when I do it.
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At first, teaching was more or less a straightforward way of making a living and having access to institutional resources while writing - aka libraries. And that was not inconsiderable. But it didn't in any way touch the writing. Maybe it would push the writing aside sometimes, but mostly it was fine.
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Knowledge is power. You can't begin a career, for that matter even a relationship, unless you know everything there is to know about it.
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There is no relationship between the gestures and what an orchestra will do.
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My dad sacrificed his relationship with me so I'd be stronger for it. But I could never do it to my kids - I like to have a happy relationship with them.
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In studying other cultures, we learn more about ourselves and our relationship to all things in this world.
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Your mission isn't your guide. You have to find your own way.
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Being with him was like toast and butter from the very beginning.
