Sarah Zettel Quotes
I describe my plots as follows; A character is walking down the street when all of a sudden a piano falls on them. They spend the rest of the story digging out from under that piano. How they dig, how long and how well, this all depends entirely on the character.
Quotes to Explore
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It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.
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You are God's own masterpiece! That means you are not ordinary or average; you are a one-of-a-kind original.
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The usual fortune of complaint is to excite contempt more than pity.
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A lot of people go in and have to create their own characters, and they do fine with it.
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Agitation is the atmosphere of the brains.
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Part of the reason why Kobe Bryant is such a big inspiration to me is because he was shipped off to the Lakers right out of high school. He went from English class to the Great Western Forum.
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I'd seen 'Punky Brewster,' I'd seen 'Webster,' I saw 'Annie,' and it was time to either be an orphan or an actress.
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I like to laugh and make people have fun.
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There is no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
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I think a lot of theater actors that were great, like Walken or Glenn Close, later became film actors.
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Probably one of the most private things in the world is an egg until it is broken.
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When we think of war, the tendency is to picture young soldiers only in their military roles. To a large extent this dehumanizes the soldiers and makes it easier for society to commit them to combat.
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Work done illegally outdoors or without permission feels like pure freedom to me. I understand how it can upset many in our society, but in the bigger picture, it is ultimately about freedom. We are living in a time where public space has become a commodity for corporations to control and dictate what is seen and heard.
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Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted.
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I hate morning workout; I'm a night person more. But it's good to work out in the mornings because then you can have all day free.
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My job is to tell a story, and the decisions about the casting have to be honest.
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I don't completely understand why people in Aspen want to hear what I have to say.
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Writers in Britain aren't really celebrities. You become kind of a darling of a small set.
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I've been called 'Bruce Lee.' I've been called other less offensive, but equally stupid and racist kind of terms.
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When I'm up on stage, I'm thinking more about my fans and about myself as a singer and an artist. When I'm at home being a daddy, the last thing I'm thinking about is being an artist. It is two things that I never really put together.
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For a long time, we've worked on detecting planets with whatever was at hand, making use of existing small telescopes or even amateur telescopes. It's time to move on to the next stage.
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There is magic in long-distance friendships. They let you relate to other human beings in a way that goes beyond being physically together and is often more profound.
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I think that there is a relatively small number of people who are pushing for independence in Taiwan.
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I describe my plots as follows; A character is walking down the street when all of a sudden a piano falls on them. They spend the rest of the story digging out from under that piano. How they dig, how long and how well, this all depends entirely on the character.
