Beth Revis Quotes
I’m fond of joking that when I get stuck in writing, I’ll kill a character or blow something up (in the novel…usually).
Quotes to Explore
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When I meet someone who I really admire, I enjoy nothing more than trying to connect with them and asking them about their career. I want to know who the people are behind the performances and how they relate to their performances. But it's maybe not as novel as it once was.
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I am a little obsessed with surprise kitty.
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Country music tells stories, and I've always loved to tell stories.
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America faces a new race that has awakened.
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If the blood humor is too strong and robust, calm it with balance and harmony.
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Before mobile phones, I used to call my parents from a phone box and reverse the charges.
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If you look at suburban education in New Jersey and New York, it's pretty strong, intact, doing a pretty good job. You cap taxes for those communities, can we reasonably predict it's going to be as strong 20 years from now?
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I am fascinated with religion or things that people believe in and question that. I think it's interesting.
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Let's just say I decided that while my son is young I don't want to do projects that would take me away for months.
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My grown man crush is Morris Chestnut. He's just timeless!
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The minute I understand a man, he is no longer exciting and a challenge to me. And the last thing in the world I want is for a man to understand me and know what's always going on inside my head. It takes away from all my mystery, which, as I've told you before, is the most important thing between a man and a woman.
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The name Jack was given by an American tourist.
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The dose makes the poison.
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I was in the U.S. about 15 years. Especially in New York. And then I came back to Japan.
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I like guys who drive trucks.
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Woman are complex creatures.
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The Clayr Saw a sword and so I was. Remember the Wallmakers. Remember Me.
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'Biodiesel seems to be the answer to a lot of our prayers. Not only can it help the U.S. economy, our unwanted dependence on foreign oil, and the gasping environment, it could also help the family farmers out of this tragic dilemma they have found themselves in through no fault of their own.'
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Besides the mistakes that are pointed out, I love the way readers become involved with the characters. When readers start asking about character motivations instead of concentrating on the special effects, it means you're connecting with them on a personal level.
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We should find ourselves committed to killing a great many people whom we now leave living, and to leave living a great many people whom we at present kill. We should have to get rid of all ideas about capital punishment.
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I think it's probably true that creative people are touched by melancholy more than the average person, and to the extent that delving into that shadow world produces good work, I'm all for it. But I think you have to be able to step back from the work, and say, "Look how miserable I felt. Look how beautifully I wrote about it. Now I'm going to get an iced coffee and chat with a friend." Writing should be a way out of despair.
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Our ships, God be thanked, have received little hurt.
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I don't take anything for granted; awards and all that go with it are very nice, and it's nice to get a positive response, but for me, it's about the music. I don't make music to win awards. I make music for the people.
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I’m fond of joking that when I get stuck in writing, I’ll kill a character or blow something up (in the novel…usually).
