Terry Brooks Quotes
THE NAME OF THE WIND marks the debut of a writer we would all do well to watch. Patrick Rothfuss has real talent, and his tale of Kvothe is deep and intricate and wondrous.
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Nobody can be exactly like me. Even I have trouble doing it.
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There is something not entirely satisfying about an online memorial.
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In studio films, everything has to be boxed in, everybody needs to know beforehand - this is comedy, this is sci-fi, this is drama - and what's the point of independent film if you don't get to experiment?
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A lot of times on tour it's about, 'OK, where am I today? Wow, I'm in Costa Rica. What is their famous dish?' And it's about trying the food, and really experiencing it.
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I was advised by an American agent when I was about 19 to change my surname.
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Dictionaries are always fun, but not always reassuring.
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In nature there are few sharp lines.
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I danced with Jacques d'Amboise. At that time, he was the tallest man in the company. So it was a different kind of choreography. It was lyrical.
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I mean, I haven't been completely lacking in some enjoyment of Chuck Berry or Buddy Holly. But I just didn't pay attention to that period of music, obviously.
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I think too many people look at the arts with a religious outlook. Arts, music, singing and performing, it's all make-believe.
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Most chick singers say 'if you hurt me, I'll die'... I say, 'if you hurt me, I'll kick your ass.'
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As a symbol of love it does not quite work for her, since its overwhelming beauty demands a passive response that is irritating to the adventurous.
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Let me just make this point, John...We're not campaigning anymore. The election's over.
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There is a kind of success that is indistinguishable from panic.
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What I find is that when young people find a brand they relate to, that they feel speaks to them, they want it in every format they can get.
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We have all the good policies, all right visions, but the problem is implementation. When we come out of national conference, we want those leaders we have chosen to be those who can implement policies.
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I don't like golf. It's not for me, it's too quiet.
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To me, I think I'm just going to keep focused and forward on what I'm doing, work-wise, rather than searching for any kind of meaning in it.
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I'm not a writer. I like being a reader.
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Instead of envying what others have, decide what YOU want out of life and focus on achieving it.
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It takes a lot of intellect to have faith, which is why so many people only have religiosity.... I'm against people taking the Bible absolutely literally, rather than letting some of it be real fantasy, like Jonah... Faith is best expressed in story.
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It's only with great vulgarity that you can achieve real refinement, only out of bawdry that you can get tenderness.
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The pleasures of the imagination are as it were only drawings and models which are played with by poor people who cannot afford the real thing.
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THE NAME OF THE WIND marks the debut of a writer we would all do well to watch. Patrick Rothfuss has real talent, and his tale of Kvothe is deep and intricate and wondrous.
