Nancy Kress Quotes
Every story makes a promise to the reader. Actually, two promises, one emotional and one intellectual, since the function of stories is to make us both feel and think.
Quotes to Explore
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All works of art are commissioned in the sense that no artist can create one by a simple act of will but must wait until what he believes to be a good idea for a work comes to him.
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It must take account of what it decrees for today in order that today may not paralyze tomorrow.
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A good editor understands what you're talking and writing about and doesn't meddle too much.
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With every bathroom renovation, there are three areas that I focus on: budget, function and style.
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Sometimes I'd say what's bad for the country is good for my business, unfortunately.
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In 1995, the Chinese government picked a 6-year-old child to succeed the Panchen Lama, the second highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism.
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A college degree is the key to realizing the American dream, well worth the financial sacrifice because it is supposed to open the door to a world of opportunity.
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There were high school coaches such as Charles Boston that took me under his wing and taught me the fundamentals of football. And when I went to college there was Robert Hill who took me there and he showed me what hard work and determination would do if you put forth the effort and you take a little time.
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War is the greatest failure of mankind.
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You have to recognize at some point that even though you have the passion and creative level to be able to do something, you might have to do a lot of prep. Sometimes you just can't do it as quickly as you want to do it.
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I really don't know life without wrestling.
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We panic if there's two centimeters of snow in London.
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Honestly, I'd love to say I live this amazing Hollywood lifestyle, but actually, I'm at home with my same friends and cooking. I crochet, I do watercolor. I think what surprised me the most is that that isn't the lifestyle everyone necessarily lives.
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It is capitalist America that produced the modern independent woman. Never in history have women had more freedom of choice in regard to dress, behavior, career, and sexual orientation.
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I have asked my mom and my sister a couple times if I should post something or not. Or if they think a video is funny.
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Many of the issues we face in dealing with rapid climate change are well suited to an engineering mind.
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I'm self-taught and emailed photographers I knew if I had questions I couldn't figure out from the manual or online.
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Playing the game, and unfortunately, playing the gangster game is very profitable.
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What I am proudest of is having a life where work and love are impossible to tell apart.
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You must never so much think as whether you like it or not, whether it is bearable or not; you must never think of anything except the need, and how to meet it.
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Of course I'm naughty. I've always had to compete for attention, you see.
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The money was going to come and go, between a wife and the IRS. The thrill of beating the best field in golf is what will always stay with me.
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I had no idea what those cords were in the bridge of 'Prisoner In Disguise' when I wrote them. I had to go over to Don Gorman, the piano player, and ask what in the world I was playing.
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Every story makes a promise to the reader. Actually, two promises, one emotional and one intellectual, since the function of stories is to make us both feel and think.
