Kathleen Grissom Quotes
Take the time you need to learn the craft. Then sit down and write. When you hand over your completed manuscript to a trusted reader, keep an open mind. Edit, edit, and edit again. After you have written a great query letter, go to AgentQuery.com. This site is an invaluable resource that lists agents in your genre. Submit, accept rejection as part of the process, and submit again. And, of course, never give up.
Quotes to Explore
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Any creative process comes with a level of self-analysis and self-criticism. There's a lot of waking up in the middle of the night going, 'Oh, I wish I had done that differently.'
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I learn something in the interviews from time to time.
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Never despair, but if you do, work on in despair.
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We never see ourselves as others see us.
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To be honest, I have never thought about getting into direction.
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On the streets, hanging out with the fellows, there are things you learn that no book can teach you.
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Proclaiming a sexual preference is something that straight men never really have to bother with.
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If you don't use good ingredients, the outcome is never going to be excellent. But if you buy the freshest ingredients that are in season, at their peak, and you cook with them, you can't really go wrong.
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I've never liked rehearsing too much.
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Your body is a machine. Learn the right way to take care of it.
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I have never said that people 'should' engage in armed attacks on the United States, but that such attacks are a natural and unavoidable consequence of unlawful U.S. policy.
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I was raised Catholic, but the devil was never with a pitchfork.
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I want simply to learn about the world and live freely.
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I never considered myself a fall guy. I know what I did. I know why I did it. I'm not ashamed of it.
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I just never subscribed to the theory that at age 55, you fall off the face of the earth on the Tour. I always felt that was too young of an age for that.
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Being bombastic for the sake of being bombastic has just never been my take on the world.
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I am interested in the way advances in medicine and palliative care mean more people now have the opportunity to plan their own deaths, and also plan for those who are left behind. What does that do to the grieving process?
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I was pretty gung-ho about music and pursuing that and figuring that whole thing out, so I was wide-eyed and ready to go when I moved to Nashville. I never looked back.
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Learn to say no in situations where saying no can be difficult, where it could mean getting fired. Say no anyway, because it could lead you to greater opportunities.
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I want simply to learn about the world and live freely.
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Music evokes so many feelings in us, memories, nostalgia, things that are connected to our past.
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I have a message for the young kids. Life is about obstacles, endeavors in life are not to be overlooked.
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I have a better head of hair than Rick Perry; it's just not in a place I can show you.
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Take the time you need to learn the craft. Then sit down and write. When you hand over your completed manuscript to a trusted reader, keep an open mind. Edit, edit, and edit again. After you have written a great query letter, go to AgentQuery.com. This site is an invaluable resource that lists agents in your genre. Submit, accept rejection as part of the process, and submit again. And, of course, never give up.
