Anthony Minghella Quotes
I never feel more myself than when I'm writing; I never enjoy any day more than a good writing day.
Quotes to Explore
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Always remember that the most important thing in a good marriage is not happiness, but stability.
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My mom just understands about stuff. We have a really good trust, and she knows I can take care of myself.
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Good masters teach good doctrine, but that taught by evil masters is wholly evil.
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Good writers borrow from other writers. Great writers steal from them outright.
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I'm basically a know-it-all, and I'm writing a book about it. I want it to be called 'Danson on Water' and have me on the cover in this Christlike pose, standing on the water.
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I fell in love with flora of all types, especially ferns. Loved the sparse structure and repetition of shape - almost fractal.
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Curiosity is natural to the soul of man and interesting objects have a powerful influence on our affections.
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Writing is agony. I hate it.
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There are lots of people depending on the government who are good, honest citizens who have worked all their lives.
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He who stops being better stops being good.
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Writing is a very lonely occupation. To write you need to concentrate, to concentrate you need to lock yourself away. No distractions; you want your stream of thought uninterrupted.
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A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.
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I got behind that pencil and nothing happened for many years, but since they put me in the Songwriters Hall of Fame, I've turned around. I took a good look at myself and said, I think it's time to get back at work.
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I haven't done a marathon for a long time. So we'll see. I will need good luck.
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I'm the worst rider. I'm a terrible rider. Me and horses are not a good mix. For some reason, people are always trying to get me on a horse in a movie.
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I feel good not just physically but as a person because I know I accomplished my goal, which everybody said I couldn't do in Venezuela.
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Storytelling is storytelling. Good stories need compelling characters and interesting conflicts. That's the bottom line no matter what medium you're writing for.
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I don't enjoy good food. I don't enjoy flashy cars. I don't care if I live in a dump. I don't enjoy good clothes. This is the best I've dressed in months.
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As a kid I wanted to write science fiction, and I was never without a book. Later I really got into being a scientist and never thought I'd be writing novels.
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I want to be a force for real good. In other words. I know that there are bad forces, forces that bring suffering to others and misery to the world, but I want to be the opposite force. I want to be the force which is truly for good.
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I can't do fiction unless I visualize what's going on. When I began to write science fiction, one of the things I found lacking in it was visual specificity. It seemed there was a lot of lazy imagining, a lot of shorthand.
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Consumers are empowered by Yelp and tools like it: before, when they had a bad experience, they didn't have much recourse. They could fume, but often nothing else other than tell their friends.
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Frugality is for the vulgar.
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I never feel more myself than when I'm writing; I never enjoy any day more than a good writing day.
