Michael Tolkin Quotes
I've yet to meet a writer who could change water into wine, and we have a tendency to treat them like that.
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To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.
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After 'Pitch Perfect,' I only want to be in sequels. No. 2 of whatever.
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Given that external reality is a fiction, the writer's role is almost superfluous. He does not need to invent the fiction because it is already there.
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You can't take yourself too seriously; it's important to poke fun at yourself. Once in a while, it is great to show your inadequacies, too.
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I challenged things that needed to be challenged at Purdue.
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I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must be very frightening.
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I always knew that I was going to be a writer. There was no question in my mind about that.
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As human beings, we all have reasons for our behavior. There may be people who have certain physiological issues that dictate why they make certain choices. On the whole, though, I think we're dictated by our structure, our past, our environment, our culture. So once you understand the patterns that shape a person, how can you not find sympathy?
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Only buy clothes that you plan to keep forever. It's important to see trends for what they are: a game.
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I'm a darned good listener.
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The hateful thing about most hotels nowadays is that they only have duvets. I hate duvets.
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I think the only safe medium are books, because people like to hold books in their hand.
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I love the produce section at the grocery store.
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I work with a lot of kids. Every year, for the past fifteen years, I work at Comedy Camp where I work with a lot of kids.
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When I was 16 or 17, I started listening to Death Cab, and I started writing my own songs. I was writing alternative rock, and I had a seven-piece band. The shift was just iterations of experimentation and finding what sounded right. When I stumbled on the sound and vibe that I currently have, it was kind of by chance.
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He who wishes to paint Christ's story must live with Christ.
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Sometimes the storyline is as simple as, 'We're just going to be the best, and we're going for the championships.
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Youth is really in your attitude, not in what you look like.
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If an alien with an accounting degree touched down in America, it might conclude that we're a weird cult that spends 11 months living frugally and four crazy weeks buying tons of stuff we don't need. It wouldn't be entirely wrong, either.
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My favorite sport, frankly, is college football. I'm a college football junkie, even though I'm associated with golf and like golf and have played it all my life.
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Whether I'm a bit of an old soul or not, I am who I am, and that doesn't change, whether I'm with adults or with my friends.
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I thought [Johnny Wujek] was really cute. And so, I was super shy about getting naked in front of him. I didn't want to show him my goods...because I thought he might be straight.
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I've yet to meet a writer who could change water into wine, and we have a tendency to treat them like that.
