Kimberly Willis Holt Quotes
I hope the wonder of what happens to my characters never goes away. That yearning keeps me writing.
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Nothing new here, except my marrying, which to me is a matter of profound wonder.
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I love writing songs.
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I often wonder what I will be remembered in history for. Scholar? Military hero? Builder?
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I love writing. Given a choice, after directing for all these years, and if given an army of talented directors, I would not direct at all.
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I can ask for a £25,000 advance, but then you spend a year writing the book, and £25,000 is a loan against sales, and you can easily spend five years earning out. So that's £25,000 for six years.
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I like collaboration because, first of all, I'm good at writing lyrics. I don't know how to make beats. I don't play instruments. I'm not a good singer. So even when you see a solo album of mine, it's still a collaboration.
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My hope for this country is that we remain a people who value freedom, who have the courage to face the realities with faithful hearts instead of anxious ones.
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In the long course of history, having people who understand your thought is much greater security than another submarine.
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I mean, the wonderful thing about writing a book is that you're getting a finished product at the end of the day. You're communicating directly with the reader.
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To be more childlike, you don't have to give up being an adult. The fully integrated person is capable of being both an adult and a child simultaneously. Recapture the childlike feelings of wide-eyed excitement, spontaneous appreciation, cutting loose, and being full of awe and wonder at this magnificent universe.
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Stupidity often saves a man from going mad.
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I'm an intense guy. I run 10 miles a day, which helps alleviate my intensity. Also, singing helps defuse my intensity. Playing the piano helps, and writing helps.
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I've been singing Shakira songs in front of my bathroom mirror into my hairbrush forever. It's like a daily routine.
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I sometimes wonder whether all pleasures are not substitutes for joy.
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As our values are the core to who we are as human beings, they are also the easiest way to identify and connect with others in meaningful ways. Think about it - most political campaigns are based around values. Barack Obama's 2008 election campaign galvanized millions of youth behind two very clear values - hope and change.
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Now, being one who lived in the era of Obama, there are so many markers of improvement made. It's hard to be mindful of that, in the same way you're going, 'Oh everything's cool now!' and it isn't. But I try to be mindful of how much of an improvement there has been because that gives hope. You need hope. I need hope!
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I love to write a book out of questions; in fact, I think it's the only way my writing can operate, if there's something I don't understand.
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I'm not happy when I'm writing, but I'm more unhappy when I'm not.
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I really hope acting is going to be my career to the end, but you don't know anything, really, do you?
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You practice mindfulness, on the one hand, to be calm and peaceful. On the other hand, as you practice mindfulness and live a life of peace, you inspire hope for a future of peace.
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I wonder if Watson is in the relaxed state of mind he's in
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I feel like everyone has been in a bitter situation, regardless whether it's cheating or just not being over someone who is over you - you compare yourself to the next.
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No problem is so complicated that you cannot make it more complicated.
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I hope the wonder of what happens to my characters never goes away. That yearning keeps me writing.
