Gail Sheehy Quotes
There is no more defiant denial of one man's ability to possess one woman exclusively than the prostitute who refuses to redeemed.
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I let characters be human and flawed and relatable.
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The trick to acting is not to show off, it's to think the thoughts of the character.
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Actual Victorian mores and politics were a reaction to a specific series of historical events, technological and scientific developments, and ethical trends in which the commodification of people was de rigueur.
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I wrote seven Myron Bolitar novels in a row, and I never want to write a Myron book where he just solves a crime. Every one of them I want to be personal, and I want him to grow and change. The problem with that is, it makes the series limited, you can't write a series where a guy is always going through some kind of crisis.
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I love a good Slash guitar riff. It's sexy!
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A few months after NASA was formed, I was asked if I knew anyone who would like to set up a program in space astronomy.
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Marriage has always been a state and local issue.
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The government would be able to go to court with respect to newspaper articles, broadcast pieces and the like that they thought were bad or harmful or even against the government and try to block them.
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I would spend hours absorbing every intonation, every inflection - how the singer would convey a sentiment and how it would sound coming out of their head. All of those things I very carefully watched and absorbed, and so I guess I was studying my whole life, although not in any sort of conventional way.
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I don't know how people do it these days - paparazzi and that kind of thing. That's something I can't even imagine.
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Part of my motivation for writing mysteries for young people is that I loved mysteries when I was growing up, and now that I'm on the creative end of things, I'm discovering that they're even more fun to write!
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Sometimes, indeed, there is such a discrepancy between the genius and his human qualities that one has to ask oneself whether a little less talent might not have been better.
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Call me Ildar! Call me Abra-ca-da-bra! My name is my name.
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A ton of little girls I talk to, they want to be actresses or singers or models.
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I'm trying to live every moment as much as I can.
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Once your IQ is 150 or over, it stops beings ability and becomes a disability.
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I love sweets. Like, every week of my life, I've had a cheat day.
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On the question of relating to our fellowman - our neighbor's spiritual need transcends every commandment. Everything else we do is a means to an end. But love is an end already, since God is love.
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Michael patted him on the shoulder. “I like this plan,” he said. “You and Eve, picking up cake and flowers, and you can’t even say a word. Should be tons of fun.” Shane almost choked, and gave Michael a sideways glare. Michael sent him a hundred-watt smile in return—no fangs, which was probably for the best.
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We’d all like t’vote fer th’best man, but he’s never a candidate.
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Until Lee Elder, the only blacks at the Masters were caddies or waiters. To ask a black man what he feels about the traditions of the Masters is like asking him how he feels about his forefathers who were slaves.
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Every human being has the ability to completely control his own mind.
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I didnt know how much I cared about having a woman on the court until the day there was a woman on the court.
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There is no more defiant denial of one man's ability to possess one woman exclusively than the prostitute who refuses to redeemed.
