David Starkey Quotes
I do think poetry needs to invite the reader, especially when there are so many other distractions while reading.

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The books that help you most are those which make you think that most. The hardest way of learning is that of easy reading; but a great book that comes from a great thinker is a ship of thought, deep freighted with truth and beauty.
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I don't read horror, ever. When I was 15, I made the mistake of reading part of 'The Exorcist.' It was the first and last horror book I've ever opened.
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It's not about what you tell the reader, it's about what you conceal.
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I didn't invent satire. I didn't come up with it. And it will continue to be a very powerful tool to disrupt political taboos and social taboos and religious taboos, because those taboos are always used to control and to curb people's way of creativity and thinking, by making them feel guilty because they want to make a change.
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The nice thing about writing at home is that it's almost as though I'm doing it already. I get out of bed thinking of my work, and I don't have to go anywhere to do it.
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I have a hard time watching films and not thinking how I would play any part, whether it's a man or a woman.
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Now, the smoke fills the airIn this honky-tonk bar.And I'm thinking 'bout where I'd rather be.But I burned all my bridges;I sank all my ships.And I'm stranded at the edge of the sea.
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I sort of try to read the books when they come out impartially and not make up my mind, but the fact is when I was reading the sixth, 'Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince', there were bits in there where I was going, 'God, I would love to do that because it's so good'.
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I have the curse of thinking funny!
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When you doubt one thing about yourself, you start thinking there's also something wrong with your hair, your body, your clothes, your accent.
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It's entertaining to watch somebody break my music down or explain what he thinks I was thinking during the process of making these records. Because... he has no idea.
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I mean, I'm lucky because I've slimmed down, but the last thing I was thinking about was losing weight.
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The music is the last thing I'm thinking about right now, in order of what's important.
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Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.
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I grew up thinking of snow as a luxury you visit.
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Everyone has a book within them. Everyone has to write it thinking, 'How will I help other people? What will the book do to touch lives?'
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I think it's so important for young readers to find a book or series that ignites their passion for reading, especially boys, whose interest in reading wanes as they grow older.
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Since the music industry cracked and fell apart, gasping for the cash flow it had come to expect, much re-thinking has been the order of the day. It is a fine time to be a musician. Like walking through Sodom and Gomorrah while it is still smoking, on your way to the next gig.
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The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.
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When the night falls, my lonely heart calls.
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People ultimately get what they deserve on TV. What people end up watching is what the advertising end up glomming onto and promoting.
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Character in a saint means the disposition of Jesus Christ persistently manifested.
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One of the hardest things to do when you launch a channel is find a voice.
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I do think poetry needs to invite the reader, especially when there are so many other distractions while reading.