Lynn Coady Quotes
I still find the idea of a research-heavy or historical novel daunting. That's something I've had in mind for a while: like, would you research for a year and then start writing? I sit down, and I just don't know how to write it.
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The art of storytelling is reaching its end because the epic side of truth, wisdom, is dying out.
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Writers should provoke disagreement.
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Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck.
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I just make up lyrics off the top of my head. A lot of times, there's a phrase I really like, and I kind of build the song around that.
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They have a crystalline sense of right and wrong; it disappears when they walk out the door with their M.B.A.
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When I got my Oprah money, the first thing I bought was a really nice electronic bidet toilet seat.
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In my opinion, the form of Government may be different in different countries, according to their circumstances, their wishes, their wants. England loves her Queen, and has full motive to do so.
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I wasn't going to make a slick, glossy over-produced piece of entertainment because then I would be doing what the Capitol did. Then I'm actually putting on the Hunger Games and not making a movie of the 'Hunger Games.'
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Searches of al Qaeda sites in Afghanistan, undertaken since American-backed forces took control there, are not known to have turned up a significant cache of nuclear materials.
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I don't think Michael had to retire for us to get the spotlight, because when you win, it commands attention.
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The sky is a free asset in design, and nothing unnecessary should be planted that takes away the sky.
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Silk Road to Ruin has all the analysis and it's structured very well. I rely on my notes more and I use direct quotes. But there's nothing like writing about it right away.
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I haven't been to a movie since somebody gave me free tickets to Star Wars, which I went to.
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America can enjoy a vital, fully functioning government, with all the benefits provided by Texas, while reducing Texas at the same time.
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The problem is that religion tends to give people bad reasons to be good.
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I love it and really, really enjoy weight training. I love free weights. I find it really rewarding.
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People I respect complimenting me on my work in fashion is more exciting to me than anything I ever achieved as a Spice Girl. I am now competing in an arena where I can hold my head high. I feel quite confident in what I'm doing now, much more than the singing. I was never going to give Mariah Carey any competition.
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My interest in astronomy grew from the play 'Space' that I did, where I had to learn where my character was from. I had to study the stars and figure where everything was and how I got here and all of those things.
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Behind a leader there must be followers, but they should always be on the lookout for the main chance and ready to change sides if the current leader doesn't deliver.
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Let us therefore yield ourselves and bow to the authority of the Holy Scriptures, which can neither err nor deceive.
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In some areas I am more noted for reading then I am for cookies!
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You might have a favorite book or film, but you can only watch or read it so many times before you have to let it sit and then go back and realize it's your favorite still. At some point everything gets a little stale and you have to step away from it.
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We expect to keep our writing sessions going until late spring, then to play some new material in a few secret club dates. The record will likely take a long time and may not surface until 1999!
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I still find the idea of a research-heavy or historical novel daunting. That's something I've had in mind for a while: like, would you research for a year and then start writing? I sit down, and I just don't know how to write it.
