Molly O'Keefe Quotes
A lot of times, the inspiration for a novel is a messy bird's nest of shiny things. Little things that don't make a whole lot of sense or that, no matter how hard you look, cannot be found directly in the finished book.
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Once I looked into a mirror at my face I felt like it was completely convincing. I was Salieri.
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Whenever you're in a relationship, you have that favorite song that reminds you of when you first got together or when you first kissed, and then every time you hear that song, it reminds you of that person.
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We need to write books that publicists and marketers and booksellers and book club leaders and librarians and readers can get excited about. That have something about them that makes them stand out. That makes them shine.
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At the heart of every great movie is conflict. It's the same with a meeting. There should be conflict and tension.
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Jazz vision is the fusion of music and art a real paradox of same-yet different. Here we play in exchanges, like the hardness of the key of c# major and from the softness of Db major - capturing, reflecting and improvising.
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As supportive as my hometown is, in my high school, there are people who would probably walk up to me and punch me in the face. There's a select few that will never like me. They don't like what I stand for. They don't like somebody who stands for being sober, who stands for anything happy. They're going to be negative no matter what.
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I'm somebody who can laugh even at myself. That happens now and again, when I've made a mess of really simple things.
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Real beauty is to be true to oneself. That's what makes me feel good.
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I do believe that in the future there will be a movie called 'Deadpool vs. Wolverine'.
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On the first day of school, my father told me I'd be the most popular girl and everyone would love me and want to be my friend. It wasn't so, but it gave me an enormous amount of confidence.
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If sentiment doesn't ultimately make fibbers of some people, their natural abominable memories almost certainly will.
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I want to be sublimely happy.
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The black population now consists of two distinct classes-the middle class and the poor.
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London is very fashion-forward. Everyone's very stylish, and the designers are great. It's very my style, grungy and feminine - a bit of everything.
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I'm really blessed to have an amazing family.
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I think the key to being a good parent is to individualize your love for each child.
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I've never understood why some people hesitate before diving into unfamiliar tasks or activities. I couldn't imagine wanting more instructions about anything.
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Knowing yourself and expressing it is hip. I think knowing yourself is the real journey, for me anyway.
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I would think that other people could see if you had other talents. I grew and expanded from the Elly May role. I was doing real estate and personal appearances and kept my foot in the door.
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Prayer is not the cunning art of using God, subjecting Him to one's selfish ends in an effort to get out of Him what you want.
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The best fiction stays with you and changes you.
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The question is not, "Why is there only one way to God?" but "Why is there even one way?"
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I have never thought of Angelina Jolie except the last time I saw one of her movies. I think that was years ago. It is so far away from the place I'm in right now to think of think of any celebrity.
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A lot of times, the inspiration for a novel is a messy bird's nest of shiny things. Little things that don't make a whole lot of sense or that, no matter how hard you look, cannot be found directly in the finished book.
