William Gibson Quotes
Part of the core of my system, is a way of trying to give the characters more control. If I'm practicing making up what the characters will do, it's never good. In fact, when I catch myself doing that, I try to get rid of that section, and try and let them start making the decisions.
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We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place.
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I'm a very lucky girl.
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Artists are the monks of the bourgeois state.
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You see I've always been a fighter
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The essence of all religions is love, compassion, and tolerance. Kindness is my true religion. The clear proof of a person's love of God is if that person genuinely shows love to fellow human beings.
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You could cover the whole earth with asphalt, but sooner or later green grass would break through.
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Part of the core of my system, is a way of trying to give the characters more control. If I'm practicing making up what the characters will do, it's never good. In fact, when I catch myself doing that, I try to get rid of that section, and try and let them start making the decisions.
