Rebecca Stead Quotes
The writing process is not just putting down one page after another-it's a lot of writing and then rewriting, restructuring the story, changing the way things come together.
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I love speaking at schools. That's always my favorite because I wish I'd had someone who was like me come speak at my school.
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There are no opportune times for a penalty, and this is not one of those times.
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My number one goal is to love, support and be there for my son.
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It's a great feat for me to have broken my world record.
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Your former Fathers the Spaniards have now no further Authority over you.
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'Wicked' gave us a story that 'The Wizard of Oz' did not. Two sides to every story.
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Albania is going through a deep crisis because it lacks the rule of law, an independent judiciary, and freedom of the media. I don't think if we stop protesting the problem is solved.
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One of the things I had to learn as a writer was to trust the act of writing. To put myself in the position of writing to find out what I was writing. I did that with 'World's Fair,' as with all of them. The inventions of the book come as discoveries.
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The 'ideal' body is everywhere you look, and we are made to feel like failures by advertisers and corporations who shame us into buying their products.
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I'll talk about these things, but it's just, you know, you only get so much time and I'm much more interested in what I'm going to be doing next year than in something I did 10 years ago.
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I used to say that I didn't want anything to do with e-mail. It seemed really impersonal, complicated and weird. I had no idea what an amazing way it is to reach people.
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If I've inadvertently become some sort of role model for failed comedians, then it's really backfired very badly on me.
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I'm pretty goofy. I really do like to sing and dance in real life. I'm a rhythmic person. I love comedy; I love making people laugh. That's my brand.
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I wake up every morning feeling lucky - which is driven by fear, no doubt, since I know it could all go away.
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I kind of get a next-gen game machine, but competing for the home entertainment business? We'll see how that goes.
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We build statues out of snow, and weep to see them melt.
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Anyone can forget about talent, but if you're also a good person, your name will be remembered for a long time.
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It was all completely incomprehensible to me. I was fearful of the language. You had to look up every third word.
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Dressing up and doing photo shoots was a side of the industry I really didn't think I would like. But now I've got a glam squad; I love trying on new outfits and experimenting with different looks.
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I love my uncle to death. It just breaks my heart. It's hard for me to (believe) that this drug is that powerful.
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Now, not every blog post or 'Top 10 Ways to Make Money on the Internet' piece deserves to live forever. But there's gold among the dross, and there are web publications that we would do well to preserve for historical purposes.
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I grew up in a refinery town in Texas, and we weren't fancy enough to have a McDonald's.
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I began writing for kids because I wanted to effect a change in American society. I continue in that spirit. By the time we reach adulthood, we are closed and set in our attitudes. The chances of a poet reaching us are very slim. But I can open a child's imagination, develop his appetite for poetry, and more importantly, show him that poetry is a natural part of everyday life. We all need someone to point out that the emperor is wearing no clothes. That's the poet's job.
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The writing process is not just putting down one page after another-it's a lot of writing and then rewriting, restructuring the story, changing the way things come together.
