Paco Ignacio Taibo II Quotes
Were to ask whether the writers recommend visiting Mexico City, the response would be both firm and passionate: “Yes, of course.” Because this is the best city on the planet, in spite of itself.
Quotes to Explore
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Writers are storytellers. So are readers.
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What we're doing to the planet is inexcusable.
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Writers are not meant for action.
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The planet doesn't require saving, and actually hasn't asked Greenpeace to save it.
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I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.
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I was having a lot of people ask me to update 'The Shock Doctrine' and add a chapter about Trump.
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Writers are essential. Readers are essential. Publishers are not.
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An appeal is when you ask one court to show its contempt for another court.
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I love thriller writers. My favourites are Harlan Coban, Lee Child, Ian Rankin, Kathy Reichs and Ed McBain.
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To ask if I am mischievous is the understatement of all time.
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The key of 'The Earth from Above,' and of 'Home' is to show the beauty of the planet, and thereby to promote love for it.
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When people ask me if I went to film school I tell them, 'no, I went to films.'
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All I can say is that I am not one of those writers who want 100% of their book in the film. I recognize that film is a different medium and the filmmaker must have the right to bring some new elements to the table, provided the soul of the book is preserved.
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I ask for a lot of advice from different fathers - all kinds of dads.
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We are using resources as if we had two planets, not one. There can be no 'plan B' because there is no 'planet B.'
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It's like, you hungry, you reached your level. We asked ten years ago. We was asking with the Panthers. We was asking with them, the Civil Rights Movement. We was asking. Those people that asked are dead and in jail. So now what do you think we're gonna do? Ask?
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I do think Austin is a great town for writers; we have a lot of them here. But I grew up in Austin, and so I didn't move here because it was a creative mecca; I was just lucky to live here.
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Our journey in going beyond our home planet is a human endeavor, and in the greatest tradition of exploration, past, present, and future spacefarers will continue to be enduring catalysts for inspiration in our quest to unravel the mysteries of the universe.
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One has been a poor spectator of life if one has not witnessed the hand - that kills from mercy.
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I think that's what art is about: to provoke you. It helps me make sense of a senseless universe because I become the god of the story. I create it, and I see it in all its lineaments in my own way and can control it – in a world in which everything else is out of control.
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It's outrageous that many enlisted people qualify for food stamps because military salaries are so low.
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What is dangerous about tranquillizers is that whatever peace of mind they bring is a packaged peace of mind. Where you buy a pill and buy peace of mind with it, you get conditioned to cheap solutions instead of deep ones.
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Were to ask whether the writers recommend visiting Mexico City, the response would be both firm and passionate: “Yes, of course.” Because this is the best city on the planet, in spite of itself.
