George Pelecanos Quotes
I'm a better writer now because I've worked very hard at getting better. My long-range goal will always be to write better books.
Quotes to Explore
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It's better to be happy than to be well-dressed.
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The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.
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I've basically worked as a journalist and a writer.
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Brad Pitt is a dude who just wants to make good movies. He's not afraid to surround himself with the greatest actors, which I always appreciate because I've also seen actors who only want to surround themselves with weak actors because it makes them look better. That ends up making a poorer movie.
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Once you become poor, tired and time-constrained, you become a much better human being.
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Sometimes the kids come up with better endings than the real story.
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I was always an avid reader of books. My vocabulary, my English are all thanks to that reading habit. Reading keeps me grounded. I came from a very middle class family – poor, in fact.
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I do hold very strongly that tea is better in England. There's something in the milk. They must have special cows.
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There are many reluctant young readers who haven't yet found books that make them laugh.
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Hiking is something that I really, really like to do. It's distracting, you're in nature, and you get a nice workout that way. I would tell everyone to hike as much as they can - you just feel so much better when you get outdoors. I'm also into yoga.
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Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.
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I love working with kids, talking with them and listening to them. I always encourage kids to reach beyond their dreams. Don't try to be like me. Be better than me.
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We have to build a better education in this country. We need to step it up.
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Nothing is better than peace, by which all warfare of heavenly and earthly foes is brought to naught.
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Nine-tenths of tactics are certain, and taught in books: but the irrational tenth is like the kingfisher flashing across the pool, and that is the test of generals.
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Industry is a better horse to ride than genius.
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I wrote all four of my books at Starbucks.
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I can always get better. A lot of my ex-girlfriends don't think I'm funny.
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Worthy books Are not companions – they are solitudes: We lose ourselves in them and all our cares.
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Yes, it must be something that goes very well with my voice, let's say something that I understand that this would be good communication with the others, and I don't pretend for instance, to look for music that would be something that doesn't go with my personality.
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I was in Toronto with my parents, and my dad took me to an outdoor hockey rink. I was 3 or 4, and I just remember everything about that day. For some reason, I thought, 'This is it. This is what I'm supposed to do.' And this is around the time that Gretzky came to L.A., so I immediately joined a hockey league.
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The challenge of ministry in our home is that we do not always feel very “spiritual” when we wash our dishes. It hardly feels significant to scrub our toilet. and we can feel that we are truly ministering when the Lord uses us to communicate a word of wisdom to someone, or He provides an opportunity to share the gospel with our neighbor. That seems like real ministry. And that is real ministry to be sure! But no more so than when we are wiping runny noses or cleaning the bathroom. That is because we have a very narrow view of true spirituality... The Lord wants to help us see the significance of ministry at home. He also wants to expand our vision for the multiple opportunities that we have for ministry in the home. Let’s ask the LORD to help us gain a biblical perspective of our ministry at home.
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I'm a better writer now because I've worked very hard at getting better. My long-range goal will always be to write better books.
