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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It's pretty simple, pretty obvious: that people's first impressions of people are really a big mistake.
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When I wrote 'The West Wing,' the juice behind it was that in popular culture, our leaders in government are generally portrayed as Machiavellian, or as idiots. I thought, well, how about writing about a group of hyper-competent people?
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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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I like being a mother. For some people, it's so much work that it can be a burden. But it's not for me, maybe because I had my daughter, Valentina, later on in life, at 41.
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I'm very happy to co-produce a film like 'Srimanthudu.'
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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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The reason I like Steve Aoki is because I can trace my love of electronic music all the way back to when I was listening to not just new wave but to YMO (Yellow Magic Orchestra) which, to me, was the ultimate Japanese band and launched synth electronic music.
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We have decommissioned natural selection and must now look deep within ourselves and decide what we wish to become.
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I think Kenny Chesney or Garth Brooks would be the coolest duet partners. I look up to them so much for their work ethics.
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The oppressor has always indoctrinated the weak with his interpretation of the crimes of the strong.
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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.
