Anne Stuart Quotes
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In general, writers shouldn't be killed for what they write, though I can think of exceptions.
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I just realized quite early on that I'm not going to be the type who can write a novel every two years. I think you need to feel an urgency about the act. Otherwise, when you read it, you feel no urgency, either. So I don't write unless I really feel I need to, and that's a luxury.
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I really tend to write in retrospect.
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I grew and learned, journeyed and understood, that someone who is afraid of failing won't get anywhere, and someone who dares to do it runs the risk of failure if they don't learn, correct their mistakes, and get back up.
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Every story I create, creates me. I write to create myself.
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I write romance because I love to read romance.
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I never write about the road. I never write about hotels or anything like that.
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I think a lot of writers are tempted to add complexity by over-complicating things, but always remember that most natural rules/laws are, at their core, simple. Start simple, and build from there, or you risk getting yourself and your readers tangled.
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You can measure opportunity with the same yardstick that measures the risk involved. They go together.
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I write songs that are like diary entries. I have to do it in order to feel sane.
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The women putting their lives at risk for our country deserve better than to be treated as second-class citizens.
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I think that if your approach is one where you don't want to alienate anybody, you're going to have to soften the viewpoint or the information that you're offering to such an extent that it doesn't have the power to make any difference. You have to take that risk.
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Philanthropy is often seen as society's risk capital. That means the onus is on philanthropists, nonprofit leaders and social entrepreneurs to innovate. But philanthropic innovation is not just about creating something new. It also means applying new thinking to old problems, processes and systems.
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There is no doubt that Formula 1 has the best risk management of any sport and any industry in the world.
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Why do I write books? Why do I think? Why should I be passionate? Because things could be different, they could be made better.
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It's not just in Hollywood that women run the risk of being passed by once they reach 50. It happens in real life, too.
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History should not be left to the historians. Rather, be like Churchill. Make history, and then write it.
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I have a nice little movie career, and I write plays and do my act.
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I want to be a blonde vampire. Catherine Deneuve was a blonde vampire, and she was my favourite vampire ever.
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I think if you're going to wear a red lip, you don't want it wearing you, so it's about finding the right colour.
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I did stand-up comedy for 18 years. Ten of those years were spent learning, four years were spent refining, and four years were spent in wild success. I was seeking comic originality, and fame fell on me as a byproduct. The course was more plodding than heroic.
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Why did I become a writer? A bird's feather on my windowpane in winter and all at once there arose in my heart a battle of embers never to subside again.
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Keep your ears open, your eyes open, grab everything you can, react, and learn!
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If we don't risk it all, we may as well not write at all.
