Walt Handelsman Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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The presence and the present of America are a future; our continent is, by its nature, the land which does not exist on its own, but as something which is created and invented.
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One reason we love fiction is because stories have a comforting shape. They provide a resolution that's lacking in our regular lives.
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You've got to really be able to accept the rejection.
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I like to look at 'A Place in the Sun' every now and get inspired by it.
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I'm definitely a foodie.
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Pigeons are gentle and smart and have complex social relationships. Their hearing and vision are both excellent.
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I went from 118 pounds to 135 pounds in a few months. But, I still didn't know anything about food.
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If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.
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As the great grandchildren of the industrial revolution, we have learned, at last, that the heedless pursuit of more is unsustainable and, ultimately, unfulfilling. Our planet, our security, our sense of equanimity and our very souls demand something better, something different.
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People say that about me, that I apparently buy houses near every boy I like - that's a thing that I apparently do. If I like you I will apparently buy up the real-estate market just to freak you out so you leave me.
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You can't make a living as a playwright. You can barely scrape by.
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Never eat spinach just before going on the air.
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One of life's fundamental truths states, 'Ask and you shall receive.' As kids we get used to asking for things, but somehow we lose this ability in adulthood. We come up with all sorts of excuses and reasons to avoid any possibility of criticism or rejection.
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A lot of people I make music with are really talented and it doesn't stop at one instrument.
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If you see a black family, it's looting, but if it's a white family they are looking for food.
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It's really a misconception to identify the writer with the main character, given that the author creates all the characters in the book. In certain ways, I'm every character.
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You don't have to have a great voice to sing, just a distinctive one. But make sure you say the words clearly and tell a story.
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The more research you do, the more at ease you are in the world you're writing about. It doesn't encumber you, it makes you free.
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You can have a lot of fun in a New York minute.But there's some things you can't do inside those city limits.Ain't no closing time, ain't no cover charge.Just country boys and girls gettin' down on the farm.
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There is no excuse for anyone to write fiction for public consumption unless he has been called to do so by the presence of a gift. It is the nature of fiction not to be good for much unless it is good in itself.
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People appreciate and follow the person who can persuade them properly. Make that person you.
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It don't take me no three days to record no album.
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I'm not at all interested in simply reporting what's here right now, or cranking out an entertainment device that's going to touch the widest number of people. I'm interested in digging and excavating as deep as I can go into those small eternal moments and how they expand out, or close in, on the lives of my characters.
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People really love editorial cartoons, and I think publishers understand that.
