Ed McBain Quotes
I began using pseudonyms early in my career, when I was being paid a quarter a cent a word for my work, and when I had to write a lot to earn a living. Sometimes I had three or four stories in a single magazine without the editor knowing they were all by me.
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Feminism is rooted in racial rights and gender rights, and all of those things intersect, and to say that that's not something you can stand behind - it confuses me. I think it's a really great word.
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Art is subjective. I'm not looking for people's praise.
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It would definitely be fun to do a musical one day.
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I think sometimes when I go to make a move on something, people try to disqualify any talent that I have or any hard work that I've done.
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You know, I'm fairly intelligent, but I don't think my grades reflected that.
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There are no major cities I haven't been in - at least once. I'd be just as happy not to go out of town for a couple of months and play with toys.
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I am a believer in the journey and enjoying the journey.
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I loved wrestling in Philly. It was such an exciting time in my life. That really helped me grow and think differently. It was also just a lot of fun.
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Men who are not loyal to their wives are foolish.
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I've been in therapy. I know enough about myself now to know that I really don't need to know anymore.
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A lot of the cosmologists and astrophysicists clearly had been reading science fiction.
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That's a part of success: figuring out what success means to you.
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If you meet a woman in a burqa, she can't reply to your smile. It's a denial of identity.
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In Africa, the rangers shoot poachers.
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I began to feel that the drama of the truth that is in the moment and in the past is richer and more interesting than the drama of Hollywood movies. So I began looking at documentary films.
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Fortunately, I have always played a lot of sports, so I keep my lungs in good shape. That translates to singing as well.
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As with real reading, the ability to comprehend subtlety and complexity comes only with time and a lot of experience. If you don't adequately acquire those skills, moving out into the real world of real people can actually become quite scary.
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I think my parents had in mind that I would settle down at quite a young age, but I decided that being a housewife in a big country house wasn't for me.
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If the landscape changes, then I don't know who I am either. The landscape is a refracted autobiography. As it disappears you lose your sense of self.
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I think because I've gotten permission from my style icons like Tim Gunn and André Leon Talley, who say to me, "You don't need to dress like anyone else, because you're your own fashion icon. You represent comfortable. And you do fashion your way, and you should be at Fashion Week." They gave me permission to enjoy it! And it's great!
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I think it was the institution...I was trying to master it.
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I think there is a lot of good in making the All-Star Team. People look at your career a little bit differently.
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I have been exposed to a great amount of temptation throughout the course of my career.
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I began using pseudonyms early in my career, when I was being paid a quarter a cent a word for my work, and when I had to write a lot to earn a living. Sometimes I had three or four stories in a single magazine without the editor knowing they were all by me.
