David Bezmozgis Quotes
When writing dialogue, I hear it in both Russian and English, and try to find a language that combines the two.
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There is an expression now that is commonly used about these so-called internal conflicts which are not really internal, because they have connections to the outside world.
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Let me just say as one who has been speaker of the House, I've had to have a very thick skin about every kind of thing that was thrown at me.
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Bigotry toward any faith community cannot have any place in civilized society anywhere in the world.
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There are no opportune times for a penalty, and this is not one of those times.
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I never said most of the things I said.
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It is standard practice for corrupt leaders who are seeking a certain political outcome to hype or manipulate a terror threat or a threat of violent domestic subversion. While sometimes the threat is manufactured, frequently the hyped threat is based on a real danger.
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Men are sort of doofuses about sunscreen, and for the most part, women are more inclined to take better care of themselves, but a reminder is always good for everyone.
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I still find it hard to believe that the whole era of jazz is over.
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I knew Hunter Thompson since the '70s, and I loved him, but he would wear me out as I got older.
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Actually I dance really well on the floor.
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Every European goes on the streets and sees medieval churches. Not if you live in Indianapolis. The most exciting letters I received were from people in places like that.
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I think the biggest change has been realizing I now have three children.
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You just can't let anything or anyone get in the way of who you are.
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I can afford to say what I wish.
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Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.
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I started making music videos in my twenties and made my first feature, 'Guncrazy,' at 29. I then spent the greater part of my thirties directing features.
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As great scientists have said and as all children know, it is above all by the imagination that we achieve perception, and compassion, and hope.
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People who know me know that there's a light-hearted side, humour... But you could easily say I am cheeky.
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I'm often asked how I write books, but I don't think my approach is suitable for everyone. If I walked into a creative writing class, all I could say to them was 'I tend to make it up as I go along.' I'm not sure that's brilliant advice.
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Anyone who works in the arts knows, if you're writing a novel or a play or anything, you have to be ready for someone to say, 'Your time is up.'
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Please God, I hope my experience in downtown theater isn't over, because I'd love to keep making weird plays. I can't wait for Charles Isherwood to call my next play 'sit-com-y' and tell me to stick to writing television.
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First, I do not sit down at my desk to put into verse something that is already clear in my mind. If it were clear in my mind, I should have no incentive or need to write about it. We do not write in order to be understood; we write in order to understand.
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As much as I loved the model of St. Francis, I realized that I couldn't afford to be poor, because unlike St. Francis, I'm not celibate. I was enlightened that God's call to me was not poverty but generosity and simplicity. And I had to go back to the lesson I learned from my parents: that is, simplicity.
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When writing dialogue, I hear it in both Russian and English, and try to find a language that combines the two.
