George Pelecanos Quotes
I'm proud to be a crime novelist. What I've chosen is the best way to convey the questions I'm trying to raise.
Quotes to Explore
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After 2014, we will support a unified Afghanistan as it takes responsibility for its own future.
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I don't get bothered by fans.
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You will certainly not doubt the necessity of studying astronomy and physics, if you are desirous of comprehending the relation between the world and Providence as it is in reality, and not according to imagination.
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I have never looked at a child and been so angry that I flipped out.
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The truth, it is said, is rarely pure or simple, yet genetics can at times seem seductively transparent.
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Man looks in the abyss, there's nothing staring back at him. At that moment, man finds his character. And that is what keeps him out of the abyss.
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The magic of landing my first role on Broadway went 'poof' in a matter of a few weeks.
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Change is the one thing we can be sure of.
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I was trying to land an 18-year-old strapping first baseman from Blanco, Texas, population 200. His name was Willie Upshaw. It turned out there were only three scouts who knew about Willie - Dave Yocum and I working for the Yankees, and Al LaMacchia from the Atlanta Braves.
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My priority is the script. Get me a good script, and I will sign the movie. I think I should leave the casting up to the experts!
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I worked in rep for six years, then I came to London and to the National Theatre. What's better than that?
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God hears a mother's prayer.
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The whole voiceover world is new and different to me and quite challenging.
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I really like doing puppetry; I'm not sure if it will find its way into 'Big Bang,' but it always does seem to find its way into a lot of things.
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They're trying to kill me before I'm dead. I come to Quebec to spend some time with my family and they say I'm dead.
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But I just loved looking at the clothes of the '70s.
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When you speak the truth, people realize that.
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If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner.
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I've watched it on and off. I don't know why everyone is fascinated by it.
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All a writer wants is to be read, and people are so flattering and lovely. I mean, there are witches out there as well. But most are so kind.
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I change too quickly: my today refutes my yesterday. When I ascend I often jump over steps, and no step forgives me that.
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I'm proud to be a crime novelist. What I've chosen is the best way to convey the questions I'm trying to raise.
