Georges Simenon Quotes
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My first Comic-Con was when I first met Joss Whedon: He introduced me to that world and I'd never been to a convention before that. He and a bunch of the 'Buffy' and 'Angel' writers were all going down in a big van and he invited me along.
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Writers are storytellers. So are readers.
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My problem with new writers is that it takes me five or six years to memorise the right names.
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I have always believed that what goes around comes around.
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Writers are not meant for action.
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I've never been around pets. I didn't have pets as a child.
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I love writers all across the board, but one who influenced me very directly at the beginning was Mary Renault.
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Writers are essential. Readers are essential. Publishers are not.
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I do get around. Geographically, that is.
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I love thriller writers. My favourites are Harlan Coban, Lee Child, Ian Rankin, Kathy Reichs and Ed McBain.
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My sensibility steers me toward writers who are out on their own.
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All I can say is that I am not one of those writers who want 100% of their book in the film. I recognize that film is a different medium and the filmmaker must have the right to bring some new elements to the table, provided the soul of the book is preserved.
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People around me called me an idol, so that's what I was.
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I do think Austin is a great town for writers; we have a lot of them here. But I grew up in Austin, and so I didn't move here because it was a creative mecca; I was just lucky to live here.
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Science knows no politics. Are we in this frenzy of [the Depression] economy, brought about by those who control the wealth of this country, seeking to put a barrier on science and research for the paltry sum of $39,113 out of an appropriation of $100,000,000?
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It's all about who's where on the food chain. When I'm the story editor, I expect my writers to follow my vision. When I'm working for another editor, I'm obliged to follow their vision.
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I really just like breaking down the barriers, whether it means doing an album with Linkin Park, an album with R. Kelly, or playing at the Brandenburg Gate with Bono.
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Anyone who claims to be good at lying is obviously bad at lying. Thus - as a writer myself - I cannot comment on whether or not writers are exceptionally good liars, because whatever I said would actually mean its complete opposite.
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Fear of failure is the reason most often cited to explain why so many aspiring writers never realize their dreams. But I think it’s that same fear of failure that absolutely invigorates those who do push through-that is, the fear of not being heard.
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You can never be happy until you understand why you're doing what you're doing.
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I don't want to work people who agree with me. I want honest, spirited, hard-working, patriotic people who want to be part of a team, the American team.
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In 'Requiem for a Dream,' the director Darren Aronofsky's adaptation of Hubert Selby Jr.'s lower-depths novel, Jared Leto has lost so much weight, he looks like another person altogether.
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Obviously when you're making music, you want it to get out to as many people as possible. You want to reach as many people as you can.
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We live in a time when writers do not always have barriers around them.
