Kevin Kwan Quotes
My books are comedies; I want to take my readers on a jet-setting romp, make them laugh, make them swoon at the beautiful settings, and maybe even make their mouths water at all the food.
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As far as religion goes, I feel like everyone should have their own one-on-one with God.
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Swim upstream. Go the other way. Ignore the conventional wisdom.
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I can't imagine playing a boring gig. Like, a boring audience without reaction, I will play against them.
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What is our greatest enemy? Segregation.
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In the best material, you always should be able to somehow make a case for a story to be transposed to any other time.
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Time can be an ally or an enemy. What it becomes depends entirely upon you, your goals, and your determination to use every available minute.
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You want a career? Do that first. You don't want to have kids? Then don't. You don't want to get married? Then don't. But once you do something, you've got to know that there is compromise.
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See, as much as I love the game, golf was my vehicle to competition. And I love to compete.
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You never know what the future holds, so I am just enjoying being happy, healthy, and having my wonderful husband by my side.
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I try to write relevant songs about life and whatever I'm going through and whatever people are going through.
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Definition, rationality, and structure are ways of seeing, but they become prisons when they blank out other ways of seeing.
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It's just different in the music world. You come more with an entourage.
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It's easier to rip somebody to shreds while you're making them laugh.
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September 11 stands on its own as a terrible tragedy.
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I have been five minutes too late all my life-time!
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Typically, a book takes me about a year to write.
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I date, but the person I date most is myself, unfortunately.
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People think your success is just a matter of having a pretty face. But it's easy to be chewed up and spat out. You've got to stay ahead of the game to be able to stay in it.
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The greatest cunning is to have none at all.
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Why a ghost story? Well, I love them. They're fun to read - and, yes, fun to write.
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Zebra mussels like to hitch a ride on boats when they're transferred from one body of water to another. It's important to make sure to thoroughly clean your boat each time it leaves the water to ensure these invasive mussels are removed and that you are not spreading them to your next location.
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Looking at flowers, simple things in life. I don't need to look at gold and a castle; sometimes its very simple things that are very beautiful. I am keeping my eyes fresh to find beauty in many places, and in gold, too, sometimes!
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People say that if you find water rising up to your ankle, that's the time to do something about it, not when it's around your neck.
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My books are comedies; I want to take my readers on a jet-setting romp, make them laugh, make them swoon at the beautiful settings, and maybe even make their mouths water at all the food.
