Benjamin Alire Saenz Quotes
I think writing books is a way for me to work out certain issues. I write about what matters to me, always.
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Immortality is really desirable, I guess. In terms of images, anyway.
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For me, writing a song, I sit down and the process doesn't really involve me thinking about the demographic of people I'm trying to hit or who I want to be able to relate to the song or what genre of music it falls under.
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Chris Jericho is a great guy. He's beyond hysterical. He's good people. They're really good. Chris wanted me to throw down a solo. He sent it to me and I knocked it out.
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I consider science fiction and fantasy my genre. And I've noticed over the years that there doesn't tend to be a lot of lighthearted, comedic stuff.
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Writing is much, much harder than taking pictures because you have to man-haul it all out of your insides.
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Every designer needs a story. Mine is all about glamour because my family has been in the business of glamour for three generations. My grandfather Shamshuddin Khan started his embroidery and fabric-making business in the 1930s.
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No writer of a portion of the Bible was perfect. It was the direct and miraculous operation of the Holy Spirit that what they wrote is without mistake.
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In spite of holidays when I was free to visit London theatres and explore the countryside, I spent four very miserable years as a colonial at an English school.
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The more desperate you are, the more mistakes you make.
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I was one of those girls in class who always had her hair in plaits, was always with the boys, always playing football in the street.
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I've always written about adultery because it raises the question of transgression and trouble.
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This race is hotter than a Times Square Rolex.
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On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting, 'Twas only when he was off, he was acting.
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Coming from a middle class background, travel was always considered a luxury then, even if it meant going to a relative's place or a religious shrine.
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Ironically, I wouldn't say I'm a massive horror fan. I love thrillers.
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La tierra tiene lo que tú levantas de la tierra. Nada más tiene.
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A good day is when no one shows up, and you don't have to go anywhere.
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Most entertainment is trying to get you. It's tested, like toothpaste.
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It sounds ideal, a sort of beach childhood. But it wasn't really. I didn't use the beach very much at all.
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I don't think there's any topic a writer should feel afraid of tackling just because it has already been discussed. If you feel you have a fresh perspective and an understanding of a certain emotional truth, it's always worth writing.
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Going to prison is like dying with your eyes open.
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I grew up in a secular environment, you know, in the '60s and '70s. My mother's family was Catholic, but you know, just very kind of conventionally Catholic. You know, nothing - there was nothing, you know, extreme about their version of religion. And my father was a free spirit, you know? He had no time for religion at all.
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But, the truth is and we can argue about whether this is right or not as long as we want to, but the fact is that women really do spend more time with their families. Until I can find a man who can tell me the dates of all of his nieces and nephews birthdays and get presents out to them regularly, I'm going to stay by that statement.
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I think writing books is a way for me to work out certain issues. I write about what matters to me, always.
