Anthony Horowitz Quotes
Authors have odd relationships with their creations They owe their fame and fortune to their characters but feel enslaved by them.
Quotes to Explore
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What keeps you going isn't some fine destination but just the road you're on, and the fact that you know how to drive.
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My wife Mary and I have been married for forty-seven years and not once have we had an argument serious enough to consider divorce; murder, yes, but divorce, never.
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I am proud to be a member of the Congress of the United States.
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The best way to cope with trouble is to stay out of it as much as possible.
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I'm just kind of fascinated by how we can deny that we are animals and what our impact on the other animals is like, and how quixotic we can be in trying to assess what we've done in trying to correct it.
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You have to get the audience invested even if you're doing something that they think is dumb, it's kind of what these movies are all about.
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Capitalism historically has been a very dynamic force, and behind that force is technical progress, innovation, new ideas, new products, new technologies, and new methods of managing teams.
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The painting has a life of its own. I try to let it come through.
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Inequalities of wealth lead to a dispersion in wealth for all.
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Normally, I spend a week on the outline and take two weeks to write the book.
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Don't wait. The time will never be just right.
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You can't just get in a boat with someone and be great straight away. It takes a lot of time to get used to each other. You need to learn how the other person reacts to certain situations.
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I've always looked old for my age.
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I wear a lot of tight dresses, so I'm like, 'I need to do my sit-ups!'
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I don't know many better training grounds than being mayor of San Francisco - those were pretty intense years in terms of reporting and scrutiny.
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I arise today Through the strength of heaven: Light of sun Brilliance of moon Splendor of fire Speed of lightning Swiftness of wind Depth of sea Stability of earth Firmness of rock.
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Have you never thought how danger must surround power as shadow does light?
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I am working again on my painting 'Moscow' 'Moscow I' ('Mockba I'), 1916. It is slowly taking shape in my imagination. And what was in the realm of wishing is now assuming real forms. What I have been lacking with this idea was depth and richness of sound, very earnest, complex, and easy at the same time.
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In Europe they look upon jazz as art. In America it's a diversion. Somebody opens a restaurant and installs another band off to the side. People don't listen.
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When someone asks if you want to play Brittany Murphy, who you idolized as a child and grew up loving and who you wanted to be, you can't say no. Even if it's the most terrifying thing someone asks you to do.
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As a child, I read a great many books in which animals and birds played significant roles, not only in the narrative itself, but also in creating the emotional and psychological atmosphere of that narrative - the imaginative furniture, as it were, in which any story unfolds.
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Nicotine is both a stimulant and a depressant, so that can make one feel quite imbalanced.
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Authors have odd relationships with their creations They owe their fame and fortune to their characters but feel enslaved by them.
