Eudora Welty Quotes
At the time of writing, I don't write for my friends or myself either; I write for it, for the pleasure of it.
Quotes to Explore
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I've had the experience of having a book praised but then it doesn't sell. Or not praised but then it sells.
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'The Outsiders' died on the vine being sold as a drugstore paperback.
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I love people, and the hustle.
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Conflict is very much a state of mind. If you're not in that state of mind, it doesn't bother you.
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I use more makeup now then I did before. I didn't use to wear really that much, and I didn't know how to do makeup, but now I know how to do it a bit more. I can do eyes and makeup in general more. I do like my own lipstick as well.
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It's the way you ride the trail that counts.
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The alliance in Jammu and Kashmir is one of the most important developments on the contemporary political scene.
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I would be happy if people just called me an actor.
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Money is a kind of poetry.
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Capital punishment is our society's recognition of the sanctity of human life.
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What I do is I do my job.
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If I were to pray in Arabic, I'd pray to Allah. If I were to pray in English, I'd pray to God.
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Tattoos are like stories - they're symbolic of the important moments in your life. Sitting down, talking about where you got each tattoo and what it symbolizes, is really beautiful.
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I like 'Glee' a lot. It's kind of like my guilty pleasure.
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Honesty is wonderful, but I suspect it's also overrated.
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Never must the existence or the essence of man as a whole be made a stake in the hazards of action.
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I've always been somewhere down from the top, so I've never had to suffer being knocked off the top.
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Oil is like a wild animal. Whoever captures it has it.
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It's very modern. Very gamine. You look like a jazz singer.
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Writing, directing... anything behind the camera is what I want to do.
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Without great writing, you've got a bunch of actors bumping into each other.
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The biggest takeaway for anyone seeking to write is this: don't go looking for the way other authors do their work. You won't find many who are consistent enough to copy, and there are enough variations in approach that it's obvious that it's not like hitting home runs or swinging a golf club. There isn't a standard approach, there's only what works for you (and what doesn't).
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The friends I grew up with are still the people I surround myself with now. And even with the shows in other cities, too.
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At the time of writing, I don't write for my friends or myself either; I write for it, for the pleasure of it.
