Michael Koryta Quotes
Horror and supernatural novels give you a lot of what you look for in a crime novel, just with a twist that was very fresh for me as a reader.
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We may stumble and fall but shall rise again; it should be enough if we did not run away from the battle.
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I had long hair when I was a teenager.
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Growing up in the suburbs, I used to listen to punk rock, Brand New, Taking Back Sunday. And no one from my high school listened to it.
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Wherever I go in the world, I'm treated like royalty.
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A man is what he thinks about all day long.
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I actually grew up wanting to be a filmmaker. I wanted to make movies, and music was a detour, almost.
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Alternate history fascinates me, as it fascinates all novelists, because 'What if?' is the big thing.
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I've always overworked in the weight room. I love working with weights. I knew they'd give me the strength I needed.
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I enjoyed listening to it, but I didn't think I could do it.
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I have a temper, but I wouldn't call me abusive.
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I think the fame aspect, there was definitely a period when I had to get used to it. My family had to get used to it, too. It's exciting.
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The significance and volume of repairs that are needed across the country demand that we give state and local governments the long-term certainty they need to effectively execute these projects.
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I become a first-time novelist and a senior citizen on the same day.
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Our underwear used to just be cotton, but we wanted to see if we could create something out of synthetics.
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My operas usually come from musical ideas rather than ideas about subject matter.
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My own eight children all march to the beat of their inner music, and in some cases, it is definitely far away from what I hear. I've had to honor their instincts and their choices, and merely guided them out of harm's way until they could be their own guides.
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My family moved to Israel when I was eight until I was 10, and then we came back, and my parents split up. I was suddenly in a single-parent home and on scholarship. Fifth grade was such a hard year for me.
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I say have the night and give people the awards, but why do people want to watch people win awards? What are they getting out of it? I don't quite get it. Because they have awards all the time; there's awards for butchers, the best meat served, but they don't televise it. I don't know why they do it for films or TV programs.
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I like having a tailor everywhere because I am everywhere.
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When I'm in Senegal, I can't just sit in isolation making music. People need my help. And the Senegalese people helped create my music. It comes from the country itself.
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By nature, I'm an optimistic person. No one believes it, but I am.
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Dimples crinkle up the skin near his lips. I will not look at his lips. How can he never have used those? That’s a crime against humanity right there.
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Horror and supernatural novels give you a lot of what you look for in a crime novel, just with a twist that was very fresh for me as a reader.
