Thomas Edward Yorke Quotes
There are a lot of things I cannot do, such as eat books and read chicken.
Quotes to Explore
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Yes, there is a terrible moral in 'Dorian Gray' - a moral which the prurient will not be able to find in it, but it will be revealed to all whose minds are healthy. Is this an artistic error? I fear it is. It is the only error in the book.
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I've been quite fascinated by the relative insignificance of human existence, the shortness of life. We might as well be a letter in a word in a sentence on a page in a book in a library in a city in one country in this enormous universe! And that kind of fear and insignificance has kept me awake at night.
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One half who graduate from college never read another book.
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I must be like the princess who felt the pea through seven mattresses; each book is a pea.
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I'm going to name a name: Janet Evanovich. She writes the same book over and over, and I read every single one of them and eagerly anticipate them.
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I enjoy it too much - even if I knew I'd never get a book published, I would still write. I enjoy the experience of getting thoughts and ideas and plots and characters organised into this narrative framework.
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I'm a stand-up comic. I'm always doing dates; it's just that, if I'm working on a project or I'm busy, I can't get out on the road or book any shows. Since the beginning of my career, I'm usually out for at least 10-15 dates throughout the year. If I have time, then I try to get at least 30-40 dates.
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I don't read horror, ever. When I was 15, I made the mistake of reading part of 'The Exorcist.' It was the first and last horror book I've ever opened.
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I have become infected, now that I see how beautifully a book is coming out of all this.
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You have to understand that while I pre-plot the meta story of a given book, I often have no idea of what will happen on the next page, let alone the next chapter. That's what makes it fun for me; I write the books the same way many people read them.
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I am an author, and like many in my profession, I am also a traveling salesman, going all over in an attempt to persuade people to spend twenty-five dollars on a hardcover book by me.
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It's easier to release an ebook than a print book.
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Writing is a solitary journey, so I am always excited to go out on book tour and meet readers one-on-one.
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Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.
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I want a platform that, like a book or a magazine, I can carry into the bath or leave at the beach.
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Webster and I are very aloof. The two of us go and sit there by ourselves. I sit by myself in the corner with my book and the newspaper. He kind of runs around a little bit, and then he goes and sits on top of the picnic table. He never plays with other little dogs.
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I love writing two narratives! I think concurrent storylines are my favorite way to write a book.
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I don't write for an audience, I don't think whether my book will sell, I don't sell it before I finish writing it.
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Every journey starts with a single step.
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Focus on being balanced - success is balance.
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Keep on adding, keep on walking, keep on progressing: do not delay on the road, do not go back, do not deviate.
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The way I see it is that love can put an end to this bureaucracy people go through in their relationships. But it can't blind you to the fact that maybe there are bombs, there are problems and the ozone layer is depleting.
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There are a lot of things I cannot do, such as eat books and read chicken.
