Elizabeth Crook Quotes
I knew from previous books not to count on anything in terms of sales. My first novel - -The Raven's Bride, about Sam Houston's disastrous first marriage - -sold well and got attention, but my second book - -Promised Lands, about the Texas Revolution - -didn't.
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Always remember that the most important thing in a good marriage is not happiness, but stability.
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I was a star in Italy, Austrailia, Germany and Japan before the American stations ever paid attention at all.
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We never had books at home, but my dad, seeing how keen I was to read, took me to Islington Library when I was about eight and we pulled out two - a Biggles and a science fiction novel. I never got the ace fighter pilot but fell in love with all things to do with the future and space. Isaac Asimov soon became my guiding star.
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It's a really scary thing, having your dreams come true and seeing everything you ever wanted happening, getting the attention for it and then not knowing how to handle it properly.
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As a Christian, I view relationships and marriage as being between a man and a woman.
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Because our fight has been for such a long time we are isolated from the world, even after reconstruction we don't have much attention from people outside.
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Even after marriage, our home is important for us.
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I could care less about the radio or the TV or album sales. I want that connection with people because when I'm able to walk down the street, I want them to feel like I've done something for them and helped their life because I've never felt that way about a musician.
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Being able to compete for consumers' attention and dollars over the preciousness of access is a thing of the past. Everyone is using the Internet to globally market a product.
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Men have a much better time of it than women. For one thing, they marry later; for another thing, they die earlier.
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I've loved musical theater ever since I was a kid. My mother's a pianist, and my grandfather was an amateur theater director and stand-up comic. And I was an only child. And I loved attention. So from an early age, my family was teaching old musical songs.
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History repeats itself. So you might wanna pay attention.
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I've admired Lawrence master from his choreographer days. I love how he experiments and makes it work. I like his attention to detail and the intrigue in his movies.
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Simple ingredients can be used to make elegant dishes with just a little extra attention to detail.
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There are those who say the music industry must adapt to a wired world. They point to the decades-long rise in CD prices, even as manufacturing costs came down, and to data that shows Napster may actually increase sales of CDs by music-hungry customers as evidence that the music industry is simply afraid of a new technology.
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We got Defense of Marriage Act as a federal law from President Bill Clinton. And it was passed with bipartisan support.
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I don't have a good attention span and can't spend long in record stores or video shops or games emporiums without getting grumpy.
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All successful employers are stalking men who will do the unusual, men who think, men who attract attention by performing more than is expected of them.
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That is how our marriage is working so well. My secret of happiness is keeping my contact to the minimum.
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Religious institutions should have religious freedom on this issue. No church or minister should ever have to conduct a marriage that is inconsistent with their religious beliefs. But I think as a civil institution, this issue's time has come and we need to move forward.
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I told my wife that I want to take a three-year break. She supported me and said, 'Please go ahead.' I am grateful that she supported me. For me, this romance and understanding is very important in our marriage.
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Yeah, I had an idea to make a very scary movie, based on a kind of serial murderer that preys on tourists.
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Storytelling is my passion, and it rises from a love of reading.
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I knew from previous books not to count on anything in terms of sales. My first novel - -The Raven's Bride, about Sam Houston's disastrous first marriage - -sold well and got attention, but my second book - -Promised Lands, about the Texas Revolution - -didn't.
