Lynne Truss Quotes
One of the things that all authors of fiction must learn to judge is whether - and in what detail - to describe the face of a character.
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Being nervous isn't always the worst thing for me.
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I like to wear shoes that are cool but also practical. The same goes for bags. Your bag is a big deal in New York. You can't just carry around a little clutch, because you don't have a car or anywhere to stash things during the day, so you need to carry your whole life with you. That's why I like big, chunky bags with lots of compartments.
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There's nothing wrong with a thick eyebrow; Frida Kahlo had them.
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It's very hard to teach someone how to write a song if to begin with there's no creative crop to harvest.
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If I can't face my accusers, that's a joke. We did that in medieval times.
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My mother was a classical pianist and my stepfather was an industrialist who was passionate about composing contemporary music.
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Our house is a constant mayhem of music, noise, socializing and business. It vibrates life, as a house should.
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I'm a little angry in life.
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I grew up on comics and cartoons. So, as an adult, I like comics and cartoons.
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Even before it opened its retail arm, Beigh was renowned among pashmina cognoscenti for the quality and complexity of the work produced in its workshop, a large, airy, sunlit rectangle of a room directly across from its second-floor shop.
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A lot of people go in and have to create their own characters, and they do fine with it.
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I have a free voice. I have a free mind. I have freedom of expression.
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If you were to ask me to choose between democratic values and wealth, power, prosperity and fame, I will very easily and without any doubt choose democratic values.
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Personality is everything that's false in a human: everything that's been added on to him and contrived.
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There are a lot of people who know me who can't understand for the life of them why I would got to work on something as unserious as baseball. If they only knew.
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Unending was the stream, unending the misery, unending the sorrow.
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Oh my God, Nicole is killed? Oh my God, she is dead?
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The optimal use of natural resources can be made only if there is a well-thought-out policy framework for their exploitation towards a particular end use.
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I actually shoot. I enjoy target practice. I find it really zen. You focus on nothing but the target. You have to control your breathing. It's all part of my years in the military, where I was taught to become a marksman but also to respect my weapon.
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We rarely think to mark the trail for others to follow. 'Live and learn,' we say, acknowledging the value of experience. We usually forget about 'Live and teach.'
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Love was one of those feelings that you could never control.
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It could be a great script but the director is not the right person for me to work for at this time. So there are a lot of elements that come into play and a lot of variables, but more than anything it's got to be a great script and a great character.
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I never went to college when I was young and am looking forward to giving it a try... at age 65!
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One of the things that all authors of fiction must learn to judge is whether - and in what detail - to describe the face of a character.
