Alan Furst Quotes
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The gay community is very fickle. And I know because I'm part of it and I see it every day.
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I am really curious about life, about why we are all here. I notice my skin is ageing, things are changing, I've seen people dying, so that's the train we are all on.
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On the night of the winter solstice, when the dead get their annual reprieve, they go up to the 24-hour donut shop and wedding chapel to get hitched. Marriage is a good and proper pursuit for dead people. For a while, it relieves the dark, shuddering loneliness of the afterlife.
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A man is what he thinks about all day long.
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Historically, the Balkans have been an incubator of war.
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People of Berlin - people of the world - this is our moment. This is our time.
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I met Bon Jovi on the way to Washington, D.C. I think I called him Jon Jovi. Ugghhhh. I just smiled and pretended it didn't happen. I love him and his wife; they're so sweet. I was very nervous.
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Personally I had the opportunity to go on several ride alongs with the LA County Sheriff's Department with some amazing detectives, who were invaluable to me.
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Even befor doing this film, I've always been interested in mythology.
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The genesis of Public Interest Litigation in listening to the voice of the voiceless and giving access to the poor, the marginalised, and the weak is a unique experiment to be lauded.
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When it is a question of God's almighty Spirit, never say, 'I can't.'
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British girls are really funny, so I definitely think we'd get along.
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I think it's always very important to be comfortable and just kind of expressive; if you take fashion too seriously, then you lose the fun of it. I think you should always take the risk.
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The words of my book nothing, the drift of it everything.
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I took the longest showers of my life after every time I visited Gramacho. It affects the personality of the catadores. They always dress really well, they're very sharp, and when they go out they always wear a lot of perfume because they're very conscious of the possibility of having the smell.
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I didn't have any agent; I've never had an agent.
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Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing.
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I actually love going to a lot of theater movies. I just love watching actors work and seeing how people tell stories.
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This technology will obviously become more prevalent. Who knows what will result? One thing is certain, computer technology will revolutionize the way we tell stories as much as movie film has.
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To govern is to choose. To appear to be unable to choose is to appear to be unable to govern.
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The role of the intellectual cannot be to excuse the violence of one side and condemn that of the other.
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If I was ever a rare fine summer person, that's long ago. Most of us are half-and-half. The August noon in us works to stave off the November chills. We survive by what little Fourth of July wits we've stashed away. But there are times when we're all autumn people.
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I really just want to spread my love and happiness toward other people.
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Once you have your characters, they tell you what to write, you don't tell them.
